The Upper Room 27 May 2022 Daily Devotional | Grief and Worship

Read and Meditate on Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for Friday 27th May 2022, written by Lynnette Tortorich. God bless you as you study!

MAY 27, 2022 THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL

TODAY’S TOPIC: GRIEF AND WORSHIP
Lynnette Tortorich (Wisconsin, USA)

TODAY’S READING
Job 1:13-22

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I will find ways to worship God today, even in my struggles.

Job arose, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell on the ground and worshiped. – Job 1:20 (NRSV)

The entire two and a half years of my son’s life have been filled with health problems. We have dealt with a heart that stopped beating, lungs that stopped breathing, and a body that stopped growing. We have seen him struggle to crawl, walk, and talk. Now, we are in the middle of more evaluations. I can relate to the difficulties Job faced.

However, there is one part of Job’s experience that I do not understand. When his property was stolen, servants murdered, and children killed, Job grieved and then worshiped. Needless to say, worship is not at the top of my mind when the doctor calls. Heartbreak? Of course. Anger? Usually. Bitterness? Sometimes. Never worship.

But what if it were? When my son inevitably receives his next diagnosis, what if my initial moments of grief could be followed by worship? At some of the worst moments of my life, what if I turned to God? Maybe that could make all the difference, helping to comfort heartbreak, turn anger to peace, and transform bitterness into hope.

God never promises an easy life. We all nod along when the pastor says this, but maybe it’s time for me to really start accepting it. If I wake up every day and worship God, then maybe, just maybe, the bad days won’t feel so bad.

TODAY’S PRAYER
O Lord, help us to worship you today no matter what our days may bring. Help us to take both the good and the bad and turn it over to you. Amen.

PRAYER FOCUS
Children with multiple health problems