tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834234576639473297.post2181675415784096714..comments2024-02-15T10:49:30.829-08:00Comments on mil gracias: When children sufferNancy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12660294694426043259noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834234576639473297.post-28063258707953830612011-05-30T12:07:34.122-07:002011-05-30T12:07:34.122-07:00Thank you for sharing these thoughts and insights....Thank you for sharing these thoughts and insights. Evil must not close our conversations and wrestling and seeking and longing and asking and knocking. Some verses that I ponder: "If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence" Psalm 94:17. Perhaps that's why I am so grateful for Hebrews 5:7-8, "In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission." And, "The Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words" Romans 8:26. Some translations say groans instead of sighs.<br />When there are no words or screams or assurance that someone is groaning on our behalf, terminating one's life becomes thinkable. That's why we borrow words from the Psalms and that's why we pray for others and ask the Spirit to pray. <br />Having said this, I do know that bowing before God rather than seeking to control with words and knowledge and explanations can also express faith and faithfulness. <br />Thank you for sharing and teaching through your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com