A prayer for hope when you're worried and weary, by Tiffany Tabalt, read by Liam Arton.

Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him my Savior and my God.

Call him forty-two-eleven.

Another day unfolds before me, the business of life swooping in.

Before I know it, the days going full speed ahead, with its busy moments, to-do lists and

deadlines, I keep plotting forward, girding my strength with yet another cup of coffee.

A quick peek at the news or social media brings a burden to my heart.

There's so much pain and heartache in this world.

A phone call from a friend, struggling, a chat with a teen that didn't go as planned,

a misunderstanding with your spouse, all these things begin to pile up, one on top of the

other.

And this is all in just one day.

If you have several days of struggles like these, as many of us do, and then add to it

a new boss, a loved one suffering in sickness or financial stress, it just becomes too much.

Your brains and heart can only handle so much stress and heartache.

Soon you become weary and discouragement fills your heart.

You begin to feel depressed, hopeless.

You can feel as though you'll never get out from under the weight of these struggles.

Then suddenly you have this thought, why am I downcast, why am I disturbed, quit your

hope and thought?

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