DIOCESE OF EVO
(Anglican Communion)

SUB-THEME: GOD WITH US IN LIFE’S JOURNEY TOPIC: When Life Breaks You TEXTS: Psalm 147:3; Hebrews 8:18 Introduction: Life may appear to go smoothly, but it is designed with many ups and downs, and often the downs seem more than the ups. Beloved, has anyone or anything ever broken your heart, leaving you with feelings of rejection, abandonment, betrayal, loneliness, and pain? God is the mender of broken hearts. Even our Lord Jesus Christ felt this on the cross and cried out, “M

SUB-THEME: GOD WITH US IN LIFE'S JOURNEY TOPIC: Still With Me in Pain TEXT: Psalm 34:19; 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 Pain is one of life’s most difficult realities. No believer is exempt from seasons of sorrow, disappointment, sickness, loss, betrayal, or hardship. Yet Scripture assures us that suffering is not evidence of God’s absence. David declares in Psalm 34:19 that, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Paul also affirms in 2

WEEKLY REFLECTION ON 2026 DIOCESAN THEME: "IMMANUEL: GOD WITH US" (Matthew 1:23; Deuteronomy 31:8; Psalm 23:4) SUB-THEME: GOD WITH US IN LIFE’S JOURNEY TOPIC: God in the Waiting Room TEXTS: Psalm 27:14; Lamentations 3:31-33 Waiting is one of the most uncomfortable activity in human experience. It stretches time, tests patience, and exposes our vulnerability. In a world driven by speed and instant results, the waiting room often feels like a place of silence, uncertainty, a