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Mercy’s Lament Bible in a Year: Exodus 39–40 Matthew 23:23–39 My heart is poured on the ground . . . because and infants faint in the streets of the city. Lamentations 2: Lamentations 2:–, 18–19 Her father blamed his illness on witchcraft. It was AIDS. When he died, his , ten-year-old Mercy, grew even closer to her mother. But her mother was sick too, and three years later she died. From then on, Mercy’s sister raised the five siblings. That’s when Mercy began to keep a journal of her deep pain. The prophet Jeremiah kept a record of his pain too. In the grim book of Lamentations, he wrote of atrocities done to Judah by the Babylonian army. Jeremiah’s heart was especially grieved for the youngest victims. “My heart is poured on the ground,” he cried, “because my people are destroyed, because and infants faint in the streets of the city” (2. The people of Judah had a history of ignoring God, but their were paying the price too. “Their lives ebb away in their mothers’ arms,” wrote Jeremiah (v. ). We might have expected Jeremiah to reject God in the face of such suffering. Instead, he urged the survivors, “Pour your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your ” (v. 19). It’s good, as Mercy and Jeremiah did, to pour our hearts to God. Lament is a crucial part of being human. Even when God permits such pain, He grieves with us. Made as we are in His image, He must lament too! Reflect & Pray How do you handle the painful situations in your life? How might it help you to write it down and share your journal with a friend? Dear God, I’m hurting because of ____________________. You see my grief. Please show Your strength in my life today. 
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I used to keep a journal, mostly of prayers and when and how they were answered. Over time, as God proved Himself faithful time and time again, I got away from writing it all down. Today, I just know that even when I'm hurting, physically or mentally, He still hears and answers my prayers. I am also very blessed to be part of a prayer group that prays for each other and rejoices with each other. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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2/6/2020 8:26 am |
I used to keep a journal, mostly of prayers and when and how they were answered. Over time, as God proved Himself faithful time and time again, I got away from writing it all down. Today, I just know that even when I'm hurting, physically or mentally, He still hears and answers my prayers. I am also very blessed to be part of a prayer group that prays for each other and rejoices with each other.
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