Lord, have mercy, my soul is in pain.....You have always held me up, helped me to hold a job, get married, have two sons, You have always put a roof over my head, and food in my belly, and I have always believed, and Loved. You. You gave me two praying Grandmothers, and a praying Grandfather. I have all my life been grateful for them, without them I wouldn't even know I could talk to You. I am glad that You know everything, You know the childhood the four of us lived through, the fear, the hurts and exactly when each of us turned from You, and went our own way....the cost is so high, One precious sister, the most precios of us all is with You now. She came to You broken, and brokenhearted, second sister, addicted, now old, and only You know where she is. My brother, how I love him, alcoholic. Me Lord, I hid in work, ran from hurt, and now I watch the pain in all of our cildren. We each even choose mates with pain going back many generations. Our children did the same thing. All eight of our children, not one happy, or at peace, salvation is questionable, only You know. Father, I ask You today for forgiveness, I don't know how far back the curse goes, or even what I can do except talk to You about it. I know You Love us each one more than we can ever understand. I know we brought all the suffering on ourselves, and we really don't deserve Your kind Mercy, but in Your promises Lord, You said if we repent, call on You, ask for forgiveness, You would forgive, and save us and our household . How beautiful, what powerful Words. Lord I ask You with a humble heart please look at each of us with an eye of Mercy. Holy Spirit convict each heart of all the sins standing in the way of all the wonderful blessings You have for us. Lord, none of us have lived in the perfect plan You have for us, and I pray You will, as You convict each heart, please let us all understasnd Your Plan, and help us in every way to fulfill than Plan for Your Glory, and for our happinessness. We have no secrets from You, and we have no life without You. Praise, Honor, and Glory are Your forever, thank You Father, that You love us so much that we can know no Joy outside of Your Perfect Will. I lift this praye up for each member of my family, and all that married into this family, and all members of their families. This prayer is also for everyone who's soul is in pain for the lost joy, and peace in their families. Only You can heal us, and save us. Your Will be done in each life...Thank You Lord, I pray not one will be lost. Praying in Jesus Name. Amen!!! International Version)
Psalm 42
BOOK II : Psalms 42
1 As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while men say to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go with the multitude,
leading the procession to the house of God,
with shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among the festive throng.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and 6 my God.
My [c] soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock,
"Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?"
10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
11 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.