Hey, prayers of rest listeners, it's Asherita, and today was supposed to be the launch of the

prayers of rest daily devotional book. And as you can tell, from my voice, it's not. The book will not be available today, the way we

had gotten planned. More likely, it's closer to the middle of May. I say that to say there's

an upside, which is you have more time to pre-order the book and get it for the 40% discount.

I would love to call you to pray.

Pray with me, pray for me, pray for the launch of this book.

I'm gathering together a prayer team just for the next few weeks.

If you would like to be a part of that, send me an email, Asherita at

one thing alone.com. I'll write it out in the show notes for you. And just let me know you'd like

to join the prayer team for this book. To be honest, it's been disappointing. And that's why

today I wanted us to take time to pray for when things

don't go your way. So as we begin, take a deep breath and become aware of God's loving

presence around you and within you.

Today's passage comes from Psalm 55, verse 22.

Cast your cares on the Lord, and he will sustain you.

He will never let the righteous be shaken.

Let's begin by reciting God's goodness, praising him for who he is and for what he has done in our lives. Precious Father, thank you that you are always close to us. Even when it seems

like the world is upended, even when the things we had planned

don't go the way we think they should, even when those things we worried about actually happen.

God, you are the one who hears us. You are near to us. When we cry out to you, you always answer us. You're the one

who never let's go. You're the one whose plans are unshakable. Your ways are higher than ours.

And that brings such comfort right now when we don't know

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