Suffering: Day 2

Are any among you suffering? They should pray.
James 5:13 NRSV

Thought

You may answer, “Yes, I am suffering!” You suffer because you have loved and lost perhaps the most important person in your life. You may withdraw and become less communicative for a while. You may question your strength and faith. You suffer as long as there is pain. With unadorned spiritual forbearance, name your suffering in the vocabulary of grief, and pray.

Prayer

God, I am suffering. I am in pain. I pray that through suffering I may find my deepest experience of your presence. Amen.

Assurance

Suffering is relieved by prayer.