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7<br />
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE<br />
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU.<br />
Especially helpful are what the church<br />
calls "the means of grace." God has not<br />
left you to suffer alone. Grace is available<br />
through several means.<br />
• Worship, corporate and personal, will<br />
help. Refuse to sit and suffer alone.<br />
Worship God on the Lord's Day and<br />
worship privately every day. Talk to the<br />
Lord and allow Him to talk to you. He<br />
loves you.<br />
• Holy Communion is a vital means of<br />
grace. Your pastor will be happy to<br />
bring the Sacrament to you if you ask<br />
him.<br />
• Prayer is a source of healing. Write<br />
down your own prayers. Obtain a<br />
prayer book and personalize written<br />
prayers for yourself.<br />
• Singing is very helpful. Put on some<br />
good Christian music. Read the Psalms<br />
-- they are prayers God's people sang.<br />
Use them but compose some of your<br />
own. Personalize some of the ones you<br />
know. Sing unto the Lord your heartfelt<br />
desire for the recovery of hope and joy.<br />
I love to sing songs like "Precious Lord,<br />
take my hand...." when I am alone, simply<br />
to express my deep feelings to the<br />
Lord. When I am walking "through" the<br />
dark valley of grief, I want to feel that<br />
the Lord has taken me by the hand. I<br />
tell him if He won't let go, I won't.<br />
• Giving is a means of grace. Even when<br />
we are hurting, we must find ways of<br />
serving others. When we find a helpful<br />
way to enter into the needs of others,<br />
we usually discover that while we were<br />
busy serving others in His name, He<br />
was busy healing our broken hearts.<br />
Memorize this prayer, or print a copy<br />
where you can see it often, and whenever<br />
you feel like giving up because<br />
your grief is paralyzing you, stop and<br />
pray this prayer:<br />
Lord, Let me take you by the hand,<br />
Let me feel your hand in mine.<br />
Let me know the joy of walking<br />
In your strength and not in mine.<br />
In Jesus’ name, Amen.<br />
Believe me, with the help of Jesus,<br />
you can make it! Glory!!<br />
To connect with Rev. Albritton, contact<br />
him at walteralbritton7@gmail.com.<br />
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