Your Sunday Prayer

Jesus, as I feel my emotions, I’m going to choose not to rush through this pain. Because You lived on earth as a human, I know You understand how sadness can make Your heart feel like it’s literally breaking. When Your friend Lazarus died, You were overcome with grief (John 11:35). As You prayed in the garden of Gethsemane, sweat like blood streamed down Your face in anguish (Luke 22:44). When You bore the weight of the cross, You cried out as Your Father turned away (Matthew 27:46). I’m grateful that as I pray now, I know You understand what I’m going through. Help me make sense of what I’m feeling and what You want me to know about You in these circumstances. Allow me to fully experience what Your Word describes in Psalm 30:5b: “Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (ESV). Oh, Lord, in due time, send overwhelming joy. In Jesus’ name, amen.