Taking shelter in the storm

Words cannot easily describe how upset I've been these last 18 hours. I couldn't finish my dinner, nor my breakfast. This public forum is not the place to tell you why. However, I can tell you that, as I lay clammy and shaking on my bed through the night, remembering this song helped me:

1. What a friend we have in Jesus, 
 all our sins and griefs to bear! 
 What a privilege to carry 
 everything to God in prayer! 
 O what peace we often forfeit,
 O what needless pain we bear, 
 all because we do not carry 
 everything to God in prayer. 

2. Have we trials and temptations? 
 Is there trouble anywhere? 
 We should never be discouraged; 
 take it to the Lord in prayer. 
 Can we find a friend so faithful 
 who will all our sorrows share? 
 Jesus knows our every weakness; 
 take it to the Lord in prayer. 

3. Are we weak and heavy laden, 
 cumbered with a load of care? 
 Precious Savior, still our refuge; 
 take it to the Lord in prayer. 
 Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? 
 Take it to the Lord in prayer! 
 In his arms he'll take and shield thee; 
 thou wilt find a solace there.

I thank you for your friendships and prayers too. God has given me so much, despite 

the despicable nature of my soul. Truly I can say with Paul, "What I want to do I do 

not do, but what I hate I do....So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil 

is right there with me...What a wretched (wo)man I am! Who will rescue me from this 

body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!" 

(Romans 7:15b, 21, 24, 25a NIV) 

Please keep praying for me and for the people I have wronged. We all need healing.