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b'I need help right now\\nThe waves are about to wash me away\\nGod, I need you right now\\nThis pain is too much for me to bear\\nThe sooner you help\\nThe sooner I can start to heal\\nThe sooner you help\\nThe easier things will be\\nI can\\u2019t wait any longer\\nThis hurts too much\\nGod, I need you right now\\nThis overwhelms me\\nWork quickly in saving me\\nCome right away to rescue me\\nPlease, God, stop all this\\nThe sooner you help, the better \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n.\\n\\u2022 This poem is written in the style of a psalm. Whenever we are in\\ndistress, God wants us to cry out to Him. He invites us to be totally\\nhonest about how overwhelmed we feel\\u2014maybe even how abandoned we feel\\n(Psalm 22:1). He hears our cries, and He cares for us. Can you think of a\\ntime you were in trouble and God helped you? What happened? \\n.\\n\\u2022 As Christians, we can know that God is with us\\u2014right now. Jesus is\\nImmanuel, which means \\u201cGod with us\\u201d (Matthew 1:23). He came to save us, and\\nHe didn\\u2019t withhold Himself from any of our suffering. In fact, Psalm 69:21\\ncould point to one of the ways Jesus would suffer on the cross for us\\n(Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; Luke 23:36; John 19:29). And Jesus guaranteed\\nour salvation by rising from the grave! Then, He promised His followers,\\n\\u201cSurely I am with you always\\u201d (Matthew 28:20). Jesus will return bodily to\\nearth one day to right every wrong and heal all our hurts. Until then, how\\ncan remembering that Jesus is with us, and that He identifies with us in\\nour suffering, make it easier for us to cry out to Him for help? \\n.\\n\\u2022 How do you need God\\u2019s help today? Consider taking a moment to talk to Him.\\n.\\nDo not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in\\ntrouble. Psalm 69:17 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.69.1-Ps.69.3|Ps.69.29-Ps.69.33|Ps.70|Ps.69.17'