Today’s Verse:
"We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. " - Romans 15:1
Prayer for Today :
Heavenly Father,
Everyday we hear news about people who attempted suiside or died. Nowadays, there are more and more youngsters who attempted suicide.
Here was extraction from one of those young man's "death note" - "Mum and Dad, I never did develop into a real person, ... empty life I've created with no connection to family or friends... I've led a detached existence. I'm a bomb of frustration and... it's best to defuse the bomb harmlessly now. Simply cremate me as 'John Doe.'"
Father, Job 5:7 says "Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward", meaning that as humans, we will definitely walk into difficult situations every now and then, as surely as sunrise. Situations like: loneliness, insecurity, hopelessness, unattainable perfectionism, lost, illness, depression, broken relationships, unemployment, sleeplessness etc.
Father, it is written "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.", as believers, how can we help these lost souls?
Father, if we ever pop into one of these kids, grant us wisdom to counsel them, grant us strength to convince them that suicide is not the only way out for them. Father, help us to lend them a listening ear and provide them a shoulder to lean on. It is written "In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. "
In Christ's glorious Name we pray, Amen.
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