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What a Friend we have in Jesus when suffering is strong

Lord Jesus, Precious Savior, The pain is strong today. So much of our suffering is invisible to others. As we suffer, what do You gently call to us into the wounding? Are we weak and heavy-laden,cumbered with a load of care?Precious Savior, still our refuge–take it to the Lord in Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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Have Thine own way, Lord, when I’m filled with anxiety

God’s people panicked! God had led them into a place without body-sustaining water to drink, “according to the LORD’s command” (Ex. 17:1 CSB). In His will, with His presence, they again literally thirsted. It all followed His manna and quail miracle, His water miracle at Marah, and His miraculous rescue Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face

Faithful Father, Because You are faithful, I can walk through this trial, even if You choose not to remove it on earth. Your promises hold me when my emotions and thoughts spiral. Suffering can bring such temptation to doubt Your love or to fall into sinful self-pity and bitterness toward Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago

Moving onward in the scary through our Helper

An engulfing cavern loomed below. A fall? Perhaps fatal. My family and I had no idea I’d need to climb steep stairs without handrails to see God’s spectacular creation on this birthday gift’s organized tour. Not yet physically able to hold myself up on stairs, only a few months into Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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As we suffer on earth, our Savior’s prayer of love for us

Lord Jesus, In my own agony, I can only turn to You, humbled and low before You. I feel so “wormy” when I re-realize the depth of my sin that separated me from our Father…and the depth of our Father’s love for me in giving me to You now and Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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Is it a mission impossible? With God, redemption found!

I’ve had many moments when I’ve felt so weak that my remaining time on earth feels like a mission impossible. In my body’s weakness, it’s given many extra hours for prayer and time in God’s Word.  It’s created time to ask our “mighty to save” LORD (Is. 63:1) to save Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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The Lord has promised good to me

Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordas long as I live (Ps. 23:6 CSB). All the days. This includes today, one of earthly suffering. The Lord has promised good to me. His Word, my hope secures. Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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Healing from God, in the middle of our suffering

Cowper’s lyrics resonate deeply with me. He knew chronic suffering well, experiencing much loss and grief, with lifelong severe depression, attempted suicides, and anxiety.  I’m praying that his “praise interruption” with its Scriptural truth becomes a surprising light of healing and hope from God for you today. As with Cowper Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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A crisis of faith, a bursting of love

God has woven some underlying themes into my 35 years of suffering from chronic illness and pain, much like themes in a sonata. As I read my prayer journals, one theme has been the ongoing need to believe the gospel…daily.  I see the subtle spiritual warfare and temptation of the Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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Singing Christ’s hope when chronic pain and illnesses abound

Lists of uncontrollable symptoms. Adding-up ailments. Incurable. Chronic. Pain. Whack-a-mole managing. You too? I’m so thankful my husband drives us to church to worship and praise our Lord with our church family. Sometimes, I’m sitting in agony, but God always fills me with His strengthening love among His people.  As Read more…

By Lauri Hogle, ago

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