I once heard Dallas Willard interviewed at a California congregation. He was speaking about the way that intolerable times of pain become unexpected times of praise by experiencing the presence of God within them. Willard… Unforgetting God
You, O Lord, are every place–over all, through all, and in all. But there was a time when you favored one place–the City of God. How your Self saturated that City! I’ve lingered in similar locations.… Prayer from Psalm 87: City of God
Lord, my troubles overflow. I am discouraged. I am distressed. But your love also overflows. You are caring. You are compassionate. As a result, my trust now overflows. I am safe. I am secure. [image]
LORD, we have failed you. Please don’t fail us. We have treated you wrongfully. Please don’t treat us wrathfully. Instead, Lord, restore us. Revive us. Redeem us. [image]