The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help,
the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.
He keeps all their bones;
not one of them will be broken.
Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
Psalm 34:15-22
We want to believe that God will in some way rescue us from all our troubles, but too often they seem to keep piling up. More likely is that God stays near us in our troubles and keeps them from crushing our spirit. Faith that is strong and life-giving is intertwined with hope for better times. It is hopelessness that is the true antithesis of faith. Our faith is in a God who has suffered for us, so that we can be assured he also suffers with us and leads us through our suffering into resurrection and the courage to live another day.
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