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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi, Founder of WTALK Network, the Entertainment & Faith Network for Women

Good morning

This week I received fantastic news, a dear friend of mine has given birth to a beautiful baby boy. My friend and her husband had struggled with infertility for a number of years and for so long, feelings of hopelessness and disappointment engulfed her life. We sat in silence on the phone for a little while, and then we both burst into tears. After a while, she responded by saying; I needed some good news this year. Those words really struck my heart; I needed some good news this year.

There are many people across the country and the world who’ve experienced disappointment and suffering and are in need of good news right now. C S Lewis famously said: God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world’. There is encouragement in knowing that God is with us in our sadness and joy.

Although for many 2020 has not gone as planned, on the good days and the bad days; God is with us. This, I think is good news and something I hold on to through my Christian faith. It says in the Old Testament book of Proverbs that hope deferred makes the heart sick; so, I pray for healing and strength.

Father, remind us of your presence and help us in our moments of hopelessness.

We bring before you those who are suffering and in pain. We pray especially for the people of Beirut in the aftermath of the tragic explosion, God be with them in these coming days.

Amen