Psalms 34: 17-18
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
My daughter recently suffered a break up with her boyfriend--her "first love". It is so hard as a mother to see your child hurt and not be able to do anything to make it better...unlike when she was small and fell and I could just bandage her wound. A broken heart is not so easy for a mother to fix. So, I have prayed for her and cried with her. She has been pitiful. Although I know that God will deliver her, and, that this too shall pass, at this time in her young life, she does not.
On Sunday afternoon she received a text from a friend telling her that she had a special unspoken prayer for her that morning in Sunday School. She also shared with her the above verse. Wow! When a mother does not know what to say, God does.
When we are broken hearted and feel alone, God is still there. He cares about our hurts, even if they seem so small. What a promise that we have a Father who cares and hears us when we cry out to him and is close during the times of our broken heart and that he does SAVE us when our spirit is crushed.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your Grace and Mercy. Thank you for your Love and thank you for helping the brokenhearted and crushed in Spirit. Amen.
