I arrived at the funeral home to find them inconsolable. The audience jumped as if struck by lightning, and policemen leaped over the pews to reach her. There was no murderous attack. The wife was just so overcome with despair that we had to curtail the service. She was drowning in grief over a dead husband and a set of contentious children.
Some people find themselves in the depths of terrible circumstances.
Some time ago while visiting the hospital, I was approached by a family who recognized me. They asked me to pray with them, for their husband and father, a relatively young man, had had a heart attack and was on life support. They were deeply distressed and they needed to pray. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. In other words, when we find ourselves in the depths of difficulty, there is prayer.