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Prayer Through Suffering (Lament)

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 4.090 words

God who does not waste our pain, I bring this suffering to You— not because I understand it, but because You are the only One who can redeem it. I will not pretend this is easy. I will not call this

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Topics & Themes

sufferingredemptionhonestyhope

Scripture References

Romans 5:3-52 Corinthians 1:3-7Psalm 13

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