God Weeps With Us

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Psalm 116 (NIV)
1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, save me!"

5 The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the simplehearted;
when I was in great need, he saved me.

7 Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.

8 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
10 I believed; therefore I said,
"I am greatly afflicted."
11 And in my dismay I said,
"All men are liars."

12 How can I repay the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, truly I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant;
you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD—
in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD.

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On a personal level, I've not yet gone through any experience of losing a close one, but even just the thought of it brings me sadness and a sense of lost. Maybe I'm a more emotional person? When I saw on news today about a 16 year old boy meeting with a fatal accident, it grieved my heart.

I wasn't connected in any way with the deceased, but my heart was deeply saddened. How much more pain will the parents feel, since the one who passed on is their child. At this point Lord, I pray that Your comfort will be showered on them, so that their pain of loss may be lessened. Protect their hearts and give them strength to overcome.

Father God I definitely believe that if Your children pass on, You will be grieving with the living, for You will hear our cries and feel our pain. I know that You will hear us, and Your heart, being full of compassion, will reach forth to us.

Let our heartbeats be in sync with Your heartbeat too Lord, so that we may be full of Your compassion and be prepared to reach out to people in their times of needs and sufferings.

Romans 12:15b (NIV)
Mourn with those who mourn.