For When So Many Are Suffering
Ask
Re-read John 11:1-45, but place yourself in the scene. Where are you standing? What do you see? What emotion bubbles up? Imagine what it would have been like to have been there, to see Jesus’ tears for his friend. This is the face of God’s compassion for us in our sorrow.
Do
Pull out a piece of paper or a notebook. Make a list of the people in your life in desperate need of healing or hope—of all those you know who are suffering right now.
Pray
Just speak the names you listed aloud to God. No need to fill in any details if you don’t want to. God knows. It’s a way to overcome the feeling that you can’t possibly make a big enough differ-ence to help all the sick ones, the hurting ones in your awareness. God hears you.