The Nearness of God
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How near is God to you? Did you know that the more broken you are the closer God is to you? How crushed is your spirit? Did you know God saves the crushed in spirit?
The Psalmist writes of God’s closeness to those who are broken, saying, “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18, ESV).
When we are downtrodden and broken, God is near. When we are disheartened, discouraged, and crushed in spirit, God is mighty to save.
May we take courage in the face of our adversities and brokenness knowing that God is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
In Time of Great Sickness and Mortality: “O Most mighty and merciful God, in this time of grievous sickness, we flee to you for comfort. Deliver us, we beseech you, from our peril; give strength and skill to all those who minister to the sick; prosper the means made use of for their cure; and grant that, perceiving how frail and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly wisdom which leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 1928).
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