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The Power of a Praying Woman
be blessed when we mourn, because it will be the Comforter who comforts us (Matthew 5:4). When my friend died of breast cancer a number of years ago, I was devastated with grief. We had been best friends since high school, and I didn’t know how I could survive the loss. The day after the funeral was the worst pain of all. Reality set in and I couldn’t stop crying. Plus, along with my six- and ten-year-old children, I now had her eight-year-old son to care for too. I asked God to lift me out of my grief so I could function well enough to help him cope with his loss. God answered that prayer every day as I turned to Him for strength and comfort. Every time you rise above the pain in your life and ?nd the goodness, clarity, peace, and light of the Lord there, your faith will increase. God will meet you in the midst of your pain and not only perfect you, but increase your compassion for the sufferings of others. As you continue to live in the presence of the Lord, His glory will be revealed in you.
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My Prayer to God
Lord, help me to remember that no matter how dark my situation may become, You are the light of my life and can never be put out. No matter what dark clouds settle on my life, You will lift me above the storm and into the comfort of Your presence. Only You can take whatever loss I experience and ?ll that empty place with good. Only You can take the burden of my grief and pain and dry my tears. “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer” (Psalm 4:1).
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