Our Cries
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
If we are prisoners or doomed to die.
Does God Hear Us In Our Humble Luxurious Life?
Psalm 102:18-22
Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord: that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the Lord looked at the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die; so that the name of the Lord may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem, when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
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James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
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Words of Grace for Today –
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We have life.
We have life and breathe.
We have life and breathe and hope
for the day when things will be better
but
will that day every come?
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The promise of God through the ages is that God listens first to those in desperate need:
The prisoners, those doomed to die, the sick, the downtrodden, the refugees, the aliens, the poor, the homeless, the ones struggling to find clear water and nourishing food.
Is that us?
And if not!!!
Does God listen to us at all?
God is merciful and loving, finding no greater joy than in a sinner who repents.
Whoever we are, rich or poor, free or prisoner, doomed or secure, sick or healthy … anyone at all.
Whoever we are God hears us as well, and weeps for us and our flagrant sins that separate us from God, God’s people, and God’s good creation.
We have life.
We have life and breathe.
We have life and breathe and hope
for the day when things will be better
and
that
day
is the day that we listen to God’s Word
and share it with the next generations
so that God’s steadfast love and mercy
will be known and trusted and lived
by all.