Rough day

Today was a rough one, and of course it just happened to be one of the very first days I have worn mascara in the last four months! Come on now! I don't think even one hour passed without tears of some sort. Today was a day of tears. Tears for the pain of others I love. Tears for the hearts that ache. Tears for those who are lost. Tears for those who mourn. Tears for dreams lost. Tears for broken hearts. Tears for so many.. .. so much pain, sorrow, angst, and hopelessness.... and then began the prayers. Prayers for healing. Prayers for wholeness. Prayers for redemption. Prayers for comfort. Prayers for new dreams. Prayers for restoration. Prayers for so many. Prayers that God would restore, redeem, heal, comfort, and make whole. Oh faithful and merciful Lord please.

Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught...  My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm. .... As for me, I cry to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.... Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let his righteous be shaken. ... But as for me, I trust in you.  Psalm 55