Reflection:

This is the other side of our cry for help.

In hindsight, it is often easier to see how God answered prayer, how he drew us back up from the pit, how he set our feet upon the rock.

This does not mean that all suffering will be solved in this life—but it is still right to look towards the new song that he is writing within us. How can we transmute suffering into praise, so that others might see, fear and trust in him?

Even in suffering, what can you praise God for? Who can you share this with today?

Prayer:

Dear Lord, thank you for your everyday mercies, for your word which is life, for breath with which to praise you. Help me renew my praise of you and do so in others.  In the name of Jesus, Amen.