Hey there and welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Our reading titled Help My Unbelief was written by Adam R. Holes.

Where is my faith? Even deep down, right in there is nothing but emptiness and darkness. If there be God,

please forgive me. The author of those words might surprise you, Mother Teresa. Beloved and renowned as

a tireless servant of the poor in Calcutta, India, Mother Teresa quietly waged

a desperate war for her faith over five decades. After her death in 1997, that struggle came to

light when portions of her journal were published in the book, Come Be My Light. What do we do with our

doubts or feelings of God's absence? Those moments may plague

some believers more than others, but many faithful believers in Jesus may, at some point in their

lives, experience moments or seasons of such doubts. I'm thankful that Scripture has given us a

beautiful, paradoxical prayer that expresses both faith

and the lack thereof.

In Mark 9, Jesus encounters a father whose son has been demonically tormented since childhood.

When Jesus said that the man must have faith, everything is possible for one who believes.

The man responded, I do believe,

help me overcome my unbelief. This honest, heartfelt plea invites those of us who struggle with doubt to give it to God, trusting that he can fortify our faith and hold on to us firmly amid the deepest, darkest

valleys will ever traverse.

Today's Our Daily Bread Devotional Scripture reading is from Mark chapter 9 verses 14 through 24.

When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers

of the law arguing with them. As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with

wonder and ran to greet him. What are you arguing with them about?' he asked.

A man in the crowd answered,

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