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Where is God Where is God When Life Hurts?When Life Hurts?

11How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will you hide your face from me? 22How long must I wrestle with my thoughts How long must I wrestle with my thoughts

and every day have sorrow in my heart? and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

33 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

55 But I trust in your unfailing love; But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

11How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will you hide your face from me? 22How long must I wrestle with my thoughts How long must I wrestle with my thoughts

and every day have sorrow in my heart? and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

33 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

55 But I trust in your unfailing love; But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

11 How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will you hide your face from me?

22 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? and every day have sorrow in my heart?

How long will my enemy triumph over me? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

11 How longHow long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? , O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How longHow long will you hide your face from me? will you hide your face from me?

22 How longHow long must I wrestle with my thoughts must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? and every day have sorrow in my heart?

How longHow long will my enemy triumph over me? will my enemy triumph over me?

11 How longHow long, O LORD ? Will you , O LORD ? Will you forgetforget me forever? me forever? How longHow long will you will you hide your facehide your face from me? from me?

22 How longHow long must I must I wrestle with my thoughtswrestle with my thoughts and every day and every day have sorrowhave sorrow in my heart? in my heart?

How longHow long will my will my enemy triumphenemy triumph over me? over me?

Psalm 10Psalm 1011Why, O LORD , do you stand far off? Why, O LORD , do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Psalm 22Psalm 2211 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Why are you so far from saving me, Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? so far from the words of my groaning? 22 O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, answer, by night, and am not silent. by night, and am not silent.

Psalm 77Psalm 7777 "Will the Lord reject forever? "Will the Lord reject forever?

Will he never show his favor again? Will he never show his favor again? 8 8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his unfailing love vanished forever?

Has his promise failed for all time? Has his promise failed for all time? 99 Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has God forgotten to be merciful?

Has he in anger withheld his Has he in anger withheld his compassion?" compassion?"

David is desperate to know for certain David is desperate to know for certain . . . . . .

. . . that God . . . that God CARESCARES

Psalm 42Psalm 4211As the deer pants for streams of water, As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. so my soul pants for you, O God. 22 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? When can I go and meet with God?

33 My tears have been my food day and My tears have been my food day and night, night,

while men say to me all day long, while men say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" "Where is your God?"

99 I say to God my Rock, I say to God my Rock, Why have you forgotten me? Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?" oppressed by the enemy?"

1010 My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt taunt me, saying to me all day long, me, saying to me all day long,

"Where is your God?" "Where is your God?"

David is desperate to know for certain David is desperate to know for certain . . . . . .

. . . that God . . . that God CARESCARES

. . . that there is . . . that there is HOPEHOPE

11How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will you hide your face from me? 22How long must I wrestle with my thoughts How long must I wrestle with my thoughts

and every day have sorrow in my heart? and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

33 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

55 But I trust in your unfailing love; But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

33 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

33 Look on meLook on me and answer, O LORD my God. and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

33 Look on meLook on me and and answeranswer, O LORD my God. , O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

33 Look on meLook on me and and answeranswer, O LORD my God. , O LORD my God. Give light to my eyesGive light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; , or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

“ “ . . . struggling to find a reason for my sufferings, my . . . struggling to find a reason for my sufferings, my slow dying. In a last violent protest against the slow dying. In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed in my spirit hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed in my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend that hopelessness, meaningless world, and from that hopelessness, meaningless world, and from somewhere I heard a victorious ‘Yes’ in answer to my somewhere I heard a victorious ‘Yes’ in answer to my question of the existence of an ultimate purpose. At that question of the existence of an ultimate purpose. At that moment a light was lit in a distant farmhouse, which moment a light was lit in a distant farmhouse, which stood on the horizon as if painted there, in the midst of stood on the horizon as if painted there, in the midst of the miserable gray of a dawning morning in Bavaria. the miserable gray of a dawning morning in Bavaria. Et Et lux in tenebris lucetlux in tenebris lucet – and the light shineth in the – and the light shineth in the darkness.”darkness.”

Viktor FranklViktor FranklMan’s Search for MeaningMan’s Search for Meaning

11How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will you hide your face from me? 22How long must I wrestle with my thoughts How long must I wrestle with my thoughts

and every day have sorrow in my heart? and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

33 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 44 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

55 But I trust in your unfailing love; But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

55 But I trust in your unfailing love; But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

55 But I But I trusttrust in your unfailing love; in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

55 But I But I trusttrust in your in your unfailing loveunfailing love; ; my heart rejoices in your salvation. my heart rejoices in your salvation. 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

55 But I But I trusttrust in your in your unfailing loveunfailing love; ; my heart my heart rejoicesrejoices in your in your salvationsalvation. . 66 I will sing to the LORD , I will sing to the LORD , for he has been good to me. for he has been good to me.

55 But I But I trusttrust in your in your unfailing loveunfailing love; ; my heart my heart rejoicesrejoices in your in your salvationsalvation. . 66 I will I will singsing to the LORD , to the LORD , for for he has been good to me. he has been good to me.

Where is God Where is God When Life Hurts?When Life Hurts?