"In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He heard me."
It is good to both "cry to the Lord," *and* to be "heard" by Him. What we do not typically like is the "distress" that propels and motivates our prayer (in the first place). But this is one of the reasons God allows troubles to enter our lives: so that we *will* call upon Him. If every-
thing was "hunky-dory" for us all the time, we might well have no-
thing to do with the Lord.
Do we have "distresses" today? If so, the best initial reaction is to "call on the Lord." He is near to the brokenhearted; and He is ready to for-
give, heal, strengthen, and to give us cause for rejoicing (again). Let us all look to the Lord today, in and through our faith in Jesus.
[Puritan quote of the day: "It argues that our heart is chaste and loyal to Christ, when we can look a temptation in the face, and turn our back upon it." --Thomas Watson, in, "All Things for Good"]
