I wanted to let you know that my new book Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts is now available. I’ll post some links very soon where you can take a look.

Soul Cry is a daily prayer devotional that covers three months, with a total of 93 Scripture-based devotional prayers.

To give you a taste of the book, below is a devotional from the first month.

Tired of Pain

Psalm 42:1-5

As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
(42:1-2)

I need You so badly, Lord.
I need Your presence, Your strength, Your comfort.
I need Your love, Your peace, Your patience.
I need Your power, Your mercy, Your healing.
I need You.

My tears have been my food day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
(42:3)

I too wonder where You are at times, Lord.
I know the answers. I know You are with me.
I want to experience Your presence,
stronger and stronger each day.

Thank you for the people around me
who love me and bring comfort.
They are blessings from You.
When human comforters are not available,
I will not despair, for You are always here.

These things I remember as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
under the protection of the Mighty One
with shouts of joy and praise
among the festive throng.
(42:3-4)

I look back and weep.
It seems like the former days always seem better somehow.
I am tired of pain, exhausted by this grueling grief.
Help me to look back and see You-
Your blessings, Your provision, Your love.
Then help me look ahead and know that You are the same.

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
(42:5)

Be calm, O my soul.
My hope is in You, Lord.
I will praise You today.
I will give thanks to You.

In Jesus’ name…

My prayer is that Soul Cry would be healing, hope-giving, and encouraging to many who are hurting and suffering from their own losses and from all that is happening in the world around them.

Thank you for your support and encouragement as we launch this resource out into the world.

We live in troubled times. The grief and suffering we’re experiencing is massive. Please take good care of yourself. Be kind to yourself and patient with yourself. You’re more important than you realize.

Until next time.

Question: Do you feel the grief in the depth of your soul? How do you deal with this? Feel free to leave a comment and share below.