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"It's Friday!\r\n\r\nIn spite of being a good week, overall, this morning was chock full of frustrations and irritations and roadblocks.\r\n\r\nThe Five Minute Friday words tend to make me philosophical.  Which is fine. That's my happy place.\r\n\r\nThis week's word is: near.  Linking up with Kate Motaung and the FMF community.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n*****************\r\n\r\nGod is near to the broken hearted.\r\n\r\nIt's hard to know what to say to people who are hurting.\r\n\r\nSo many things aren't helpful.  So many things aren't sensitive.\r\n\r\nAnd, in spite of good intentions, so many things don't land where you want them to.\r\n\r\nThe God of all comfort gives peace that passes understanding.\r\n\r\nThat brings us hope.\r\n\r\nAnd when we're hurting, hope is what we need.\r\n\r\nThe hope that God is near to the broken hearted.  He is compassionate.  He cares for widows and orphans and sparrows.  He knows the needs.  He knows us inside and out, down to the hairs on our head.\r\n\r\nIf we can grasp that, we have hope.\r\n\r\nIf we can share hope with the hurting, it doesn't matter too much what we say.\r\n\r\n*****************\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"
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