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Prayer After Trauma

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.093 words

God who was there, even when I felt utterly alone, even when the world shattered— You were there. I don't understand why this happened. I may never understand. But I know that trauma is not the end o

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traumahealingpresenceredemption

Scripture References

Psalm 34:18Isaiah 61:1-3Genesis 50:20

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