A great privilege

When our problems try to smother out our trust;
when our emotions try to rule us;
when burden is so hard to carry;
when our teared and failed attempts at "trying" leave us desperate for help;
when important questions remain unanswered;
when our hearts can hardly hold the pain of watching sin have its way in others;
when the world- so cold and stiff- doesn't even care to smile back at you.....


What a friend I have in Jesus, All my sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
Oh what peace I've often forfeited; oh what needless pain I've beared
All because I did not carry everything to God in prayer

Hope

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus' name
On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand

All other ground is sinking sand

I am thankful that I don't have to find my hope in the promises of a better economy.
In You, Jesus, I build my hope and trust in. The times are definitely changing, and I'd say it is becoming more and more vitally important for our spiritual life to learn to trust God when things don't look well.

On You, Christ, I stand.