Advent Word: Raise

On Day 5 of the Advent Word global Advent Calendar, today's word is #raise.

The word 'raise' reminds me that we all need a helping hand to encourage and lift us up. This is especially so when life really gets us down so that even just getting up in the morning feels too hard to do.

I love the way that the Book of Psalms is so honest about life's difficulties and miseries. Many of the Psalms are full of complaints to God. The Psalms are also full of trust that God is able to help.

Psalm 145: 14 reads:

"The Lord upholds all who are falling, 

and raises up all who are bowed down."

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