Sadness and GriefSample

Day 4 

Sometimes, our sadness comes from regret: something we’ve done, something that’s been done to us, or something about our character that we can’t seem to change. 

Pray

Lord, you are the great healer. Please heal me.

Read

Jesus spent the three years of his ministry teaching and healing people. He worked tirelessly to bring good news to them. 

Matthew 9:35-36

Reflect

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Jesus loves you.” But what does that really mean? One thing it means is that Jesus sees us for who we really are, and he has compassion for us. One of Jesus’s closest friends observed that Jesus didn’t need anyone to teach him what was in people’s hearts (John 2:24). He could see into their deepest motives and desires, even beyond what they knew about themselves. That’s part of the power of today’s passage—for you.

Respond

Do you ever feel that if Jesus really saw you, he wouldn’t care to help you? In your sadness, you can count on Jesus’s tender care and what the Bible calls God’s “everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27).