Good morning everyone and welcome back to another morning with the masters where we devote

ourselves to the Lord daily with you. Good morning you guys. We are picking up with day 11 of our

confessions of God's people that are stuck in the middle which is a fictional writing based

off scripture. This one is on Lazarus and John 11. There's a link to this in the description of

the podcast if you guys want to follow along with us and as always I'm going to read the scripture

and towards going to pick up with the divo. Let's do it. The scripture is Psalms chapter 16 verse 8

and it says this, I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken for he is right beside me.

The devotional is titled Confessions of a Sick Servant. Lazarus, he writes, Jesus my friend, I know

you can't hear me right now but I wish you were here. I am so very sick. I've never felt this way

before. I feel like I'm fading. It all happened so quickly. I'm still trying to make sense of it all.

One moment I was out in the fields working hard and feeling strong. The next minute I felt horrible.

We've tried everything but I'm growing weaker and weaker. We have tried everything,

cupping, bloodletting and all the solutions the village has. Even the old woman in town gave me

some potions to drink but nothing has helped. I'm not asking for healing just for myself. People

need me. With each passing hour I worry more. I'm already so behind on my work but now I lay here

wondering what will happen to my family who will take care of Mary and Martha. They need me. Mary

might go back to unspeakable things to survive. I can't even stomach that. I know I should have

thought of you first. I'm worried it's too late now. Why don't you come? Why don't you heal me?

I know you could. I've seen you heal others. What about me? Sincerely, you're sick servant.

My dear Lazarus, I hear your cry for help and it breaks my heart. Though there is trouble and

sorrow in this life, I am right here with you through every moment. It isn't what I want for you

and sickness is never what I intended for the world when I created it. You are not alone.

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