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I've got to stop reading social media comments, especially ones like this: "I don't need to go to church. I worship God at the time and place I choose. No one needs to tell me how and when to pray." Imagine if God made a comments like this to Shadrach and company as they entered the burning fire: "I'll be there for you when I choose to be." Imagine if God said to us, when we enter the burning fire of our most difficult days, "Yeah, I'm not really feeling it right now." Thank God for God, who is always more grownup than we are. Thank God for God, who is always there. How do we respond?

Let us pray:

Lord Jesus, we place ourselves in your hands that carried a heavy cross.

We place ourselves in your hands that were pierced with nails.

Jesus, your hands never pulled away from suffering. You hands will never let us go.