This is the prayer of someone drowning under the weight of great problems who is letting rip at the Lord.
- Lord pay attention. Hear my cries.
- Don’t turn you back on me when things are so difficult. Come alongside me and respond when I ask.
- My time seems to be of no consequence and my body aches.
- Everything that once mattered to me has become meaningless.
- Stress is causing me to lose weight and I have become a shadow of my former self.
- I lead a solitary life. I cannot find anyone who can relate to me.
- I toss and turn at night with my thoughts as my only companion.
- I am surrounded by tormentors who tease and condemn me.
- Grief has become meat and drink for me.
- It feels as though you have chosen me to be your punch bag.
- Life is passing me by and I am feeling worthless.
- But you Lord will go on for ever. You will lead and guide your creation for as long as time exists.
- You will not sit by and watch your followers struggle. You will support your people – please do it now as you promised.
- Your followers love to be where you have placed them and despite the challenges, they love the people for whom you have asked them to care.
- The people of the world are in for a surprise. The Lord will shock them, and they will be unnerved.
- The Lord will restore and revive his / her people and he / she will stand with them, showing his / her greatness.
- He / she will pay attention to the pleas of the oppressed and the abused, and he / she will respond.
- Note down what you see for those who will come later, so that they will hear about what the Lord has done and acclaim him.
- Record that the Lord did not keep his / her distance, but he / she kept an eye out for his / her people.
- He / she heard the cries of those who were detained, and he / she liberated those sentenced to death.
- The Lord’s people will gather together to rejoice over what he / she has done and to cheer his / her achievements.
- It will be a huge gathering bringing together people from many nations to adore and acclaim the Lord.
- As for me, in my middle years he / she weakened me and put me near death.
- I pleaded with him / her, “My God, I have so much to look forward to; do not let it end now.”
- At the beginning of time, you built the earth from the bottom up and you, yourself, shaped the universe.
- One day, they will disappear, but you will live on. They will deteriorate and ebb away, but you have the power to create a replacement.
- You, yourself are unchanging and you will live for all time.
- You will be the guardian of your followers – your children and their descendants will flourish under your care.
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