Day 3

Comfort

READ

Psalm 6 (NIV)

REFLECT

It happens many times. Week after week goes by and once again, I feel like I am at the end of my rope. Anxiety and insecurity run through my mind as I consider how to meet deadlines at work, care for my family and juggle responsibilities that are constantly in my daily life. Can you relate? At some time or another, we have all felt distress similar to what the psalmist describes in Psalm 6: weak, worn out, faint, in agony, sorrowful and overwhelmed. Turn on the news or scroll through social media and immediately our stomachs twist in knots as we consider the pain and self-doubt that swirls all around each of us daily. Sometimes the grief we experience is a result of difficult paths that some of us have had to endure. This can add fuel to the fire of shame and uncertainty.

However, in the midst of the anxiety, we can see the hand of God reaching out as a great Comforter. Just as the Psalmist describes, God hears our weeping and offers His tender mercy and unfailing love, without fail. Joy and peace can be found in knowing that God accepts the prayers sincerely offered up to Him.

When we are worn out and weak and unable to put one more foot in front of the other, our God attends to our cries and responds with inexhaustible love, mercy, comfort and acceptance. How has the presence of God brought comfort to you in the midst of pain or sorrow?

RESPOND

Pray for the staff of The Salvation Army SAFE-T program serving in the state of Nebraska. Pray for the victims and survivors of human trafficking that they would know that God hears and sees each and every one of them.

RECEIVE

Lord, we pray for the staff of The Salvation Army SAFE-T program serving throughout the State of Nebraska. We ask that you provide comfort and courage during the hard days. We pray for each survivor that they would feel your gentle and loving peace. Father, we pray for the victims of human trafficking who have not yet found the hope or support they need. Lord, help us all to be ready and equipped to serve when the opportunity presents itself. Amen.