A Prayer for Strength in Times of Sorrow: Psalm 119:25-32
A Prayer for Strength in Times of Sorrow Psalm 119:25-32 When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. "How Firm a Foundation" Abraham Lincoln wrote, “In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to us all.” We live in a sad world, a broken world, cursed and marred by the fall of Adam. It is not only sad as if there could be no happiness, but it remains true that sorrow comes to us all. Sin has left its mark on this world and on each one of us. We all know someone walking a sorrowful road, or perhaps we are on one ourselves. For the believer, we too know sorrow, but we also know the Man of Sorrows, who is acquainted with grief. Not just grief in general, but He is personally, intimately acquainted with our grief. We do not carry this burden of sorrow alone. "Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried" (Isaiah 53:4 NAS...