Good
Morning All,
Romans 8:26; “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our
weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit
himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”
Sometimes there are no words. Sometimes we experience things that leave us
in such a mess that we don’t know what to say.
There are times when we face situations and we just don’t know what to
say; what to say to each other, what to say to God. These events may be sudden like an unexpected
death or a sudden change in the health of someone we love. We are left stunned and don’t know what to
say. Sometimes it is just a sudden
change in our surroundings. It might be
a divorce or a loss of our home or some other dramatic event. What do we say, we aren’t even sure of how
the story will end, what do we do when we have no words?
It can take the form of unexpected
arguments or battles that we don’t see coming and don’t know how to
respond. It can be two or three hitting
us at the same time. What do we
say? Perhaps you are a single parent at
your wits end. There has been one too
many struggles. Money runs tight,
demands of the children grow, the house needs work, the car needs work, you
need rest but there is none in sight and now there is trouble at school. What do we say? Where do we go?
The world and our sinful nature want you to
think you are all alone. That the
battles we face can and will destroy us.
We feel that there is nothing to do, we can no longer face the struggle;
there is hope. Even in this
wordlessness, we are not alone and we are not without hope. The greater our weakness, the greater is
God’s grace present in our life. Paul
wrote that God’s grace is made great in our weakness. In our weakness, we can only turn to Christ,
look to him and cry. The greatness of God
is that is all we need to do. From that
point on, the Holy Spirit will pray for us, pray with us and take our pain upon
himself for us.
So if we feel pain, seek healing, desire
peace or comfort, we do so with God’s Spirit praying on our behalf. We do so with God’s comforting agent being
with us through the whole event. The God
who loves you so much that He sent his Son to die for you will never abandon
you. He will never turn away from you;
he will never close his ear or heart to you.
He will take the pain of your sorrow and give you peace. He will never leave you without hope. Even when we can speak no words, God will
never leave you. He will always hold you
close, like a parent comforts a crying child, God’s grace is upon you.
Heavenly Father, there are
times when I can find no words to express my pain or my fear or my sorrow. Yet I know that I have comfort and hope in
you. Lift me up that I may see the light
of your salvation. Keep me safe and warm
in your loving arms. Be with those who are
especially silent at this time. Give ear
to their voice that they may be comforted.
In the precious name of Jesus, our Risen Savior we pray, amen.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Bret
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