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b'Lord, I\\u2019m so tired. I spend my day moving between grief and anger and apathy and frustration and fear, and I just end up exhausted. I want to scream and cry and sleep and hide from the world, all at the same time.\\nWhy is this happening? Everywhere I turn, people are hurting. My heart breaks for them every day, and I feel like I can\\u2019t do anything about it.\\nMy heart breaks for me too. I miss my friends. I miss my family. I miss my church. I miss going about my day without the weight of the pandemic crushing me. I miss the days when I could have a conversation that didn\\u2019t turn into a heated political debate within five minutes.\\nI miss my innocence, back before I knew the pain and injustice that happen daily. This knowledge hurts. But I guess it\\u2019s a good hurt, since it\\u2019s a hurt You feel too.\\nThis stinks. Nothing about this is right. All of this\\u2014sickness, death, injustice, division\\u2014none of it is supposed to be here! What is it doing here, in Your good world? You created this place to be good, and it\\u2019s so, so broken. Fix it, Lord!\\n\\u2026I guess You will. And you\\u2019ve done it before. You\\u2019ve faithfully carried Your people through plagues, exile, famine, war, and persecution. And you\\u2019ve carried me through heartache, depression, upheaval, and many other trials.\\nHelp me to remember that, Lord. Help me to cling to the gospel\\u2014that Jesus died for the pain, the brokenness, the hurt\\u2026and He rose to bring healing. Don\\u2019t let me forget the sure hope that You will return to set all things right. Once in a while, I catch glimpses of that healing\\u2014people recovering from sickness, small changes toward justice, and reconciling conversations. Let me see more of those. Let me make more of those. In the midst of this pain, let Your healing, reconciling presence dwell in me and flow out of me.\\nOr let me just rest in Your strength. I don\\u2019t have any left. \\u2022 Taylor Eising\\n\\u2022 Lament\\u2014the practice of honestly bringing your hurts before God\\u2014is a vital part of the Christian life. God knows our hurts, and, because of Jesus\\u2019 death and resurrection, we can freely bring them to Him in prayer. Lamenting reminds us that Jesus cares about our pain, and He\\u2019s going to do something about it\\u2014either now or when He returns to make all things new. Try writing your own lament. For more examples, check out Psalm 13, 38, 42, 43, 88, or 130.\\nThe Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn 1:1-18; Ephesians 5:8-9; 1 John 1:5-9'