You Remember, You Care

August 18

Sometimes people pour out their hearts but nobody seems to grasp the magnitude of what they’re trying to say, or to feel the depth of yearning within them that is crying out for empathy, for understanding.

Our fellow sojourners on this very busy planet barely have time to wrestle with their own needs—their emotional turmoil, their physical problems, their financial challenges—let alone extend themselves in the behalf of someone else who’s going through difficulty.

When the economy is teetering on the brink of collapse as is ours today, there is intense pressure upon people who are trying so desperately to make ends meet that they are oblivious to the more subtle issues of life. Who can contemplate a friend’s quandary due to a rocky marriage when one is struggling to put food on the table for his family!

But in the throes of our dilemma, there is One who has the time to listen when we lay our cares at His feet. No matter the nature of our problem, He has an ear to hear us when we lament before Him. Jeremiah 15:15 assures, “You understand, O Lord; You remember me and care for me,” and I Peter 5:7 invites us to cast our cares upon Jesus for He cares for us.