This is the Ninth Day of Christmas
Daily Office Readings for Tuesday of the Second Week of Christmas: Year 2
Morning, Psalm 34; Evening, Psalm 33:
1 Kings 19:1-8; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:1-14
“The righteous cry, and the Lord hears them and delivers them from all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:17)
I have a saying that God’s ears, hears tears. Perhaps this is not correct grammar but it expresses my belief that whoever cries, they are also praying. God has encoded in every human an alarm that signals God of our distress. And God responds to us as God sees fit.
I know people who cry often. And, often they are not sure of their faith. But it doesn’t matter. If we cry, God hears us and will attend to us. In the Bible, from Hagar with her son Ishmael, to Mary Magdalene at the grave of Jesus, God is with those who cry even as he was with David at the loss of his son Absalom. Emanuel, God is with us.
Therefore, if you are distressed but don’t have words, don’t worry. “Just let the tears flow, and God will know.” God will feel your pain and attend to you. God engineered us this way. Merry Christmas: Day 9
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and our schools.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
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