Wednesday, August 06, 2014

why do you allow the pain

why don’t you cut off the disease
why do you allow the pain
the hurt to continue
do you hear me, Lord
when they attack
when the leaders do not help
when our protectors are silent
seemingly indifferent
those who are blind to the hurt
what they have gotten away with
still earning a paycheck

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edited January 17, 2016
why do you allow the pain – v4
(editing version 3)
edited October 30, 2015
why do you allow the pain – v3
(editing original)
edited March 21, 2015
why do you allow the pain – v2
August 6, 2014
why do you allow the pain
Devozine for July 28, 2014 to August 3, 2014
“+wilderness”
&
5-second prayer, “God, see us through the wilderness. Amen”
&
Jeremiah 15:18a
“A Wilderness of Suffering”
by Salina Sheard
and listen to song:
“Jesus Paid It All”
for July 31, 2014
read July 31, 2014
&
James 4:14 (NRSV)
“Tomorrow”
devotion by Melinda Perry
&
“Reflect”
by Elizabeth Mann
for July 30, 2014
read July 30, 2014
&
Deuteronomy 32:10 (CEB)
Genesis 21:8-21
Exodus 13:17-22
Matthew 4:1-11
“In the Wilderness”
devotion by Erin Burke
&
Pray Psalm 136:3a, 15 (NRSV)
&
Listen to Hillsong’s “Desert Song”
(not precisely the same lyrics as the live performance above)
for July 29, 2014
read July 29, 2014
&
Patten Methodist Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME


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