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Held When Life Hurts

Romans 8 makes room for groaning, weakness, and suffering before speaking of hope. Paul does not call harm good or ask us to explain it away. He points to Go...

  • 20 January 2027
  • Acts 14:14
  • Daily devotional
  • About 1 min read
  • Linked translation: KJV — King James Version
  • Not human reviewed
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A Daily Practice · Devotionals

“Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,”

— Acts 14:14

01 / Notice

Reflection

Romans 8 makes room for groaning, weakness, and suffering before speaking of hope. Paul does not call harm good or ask us to explain it away. He points to God's faithful love in Christ. Bring what hurts to God without forcing a lesson from it today.

02 / Practise

Prayer

God of mercy, You know what hurts. I do not have an explanation for it. Hold me in the love of Christ, and give me companions who can listen. Amen.