{"id":1173,"date":"2014-05-02T16:33:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2014-05-02T16:33:34","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T20:33:34","slug":"tears-in-a-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2014\/05\/tears-in-a-bottle.html","title":{"rendered":"Tears In A Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every tear that you\u2019ve ever shed is saved, valued, and treasured by God. David spoke this prayer, both poetry and Truth:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You keep track of all my sorrows.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You have collected all my tears in your bottle.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You have recorded each one in your book.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Psalm 56:8 NLT<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Father,<\/p>\n<p>It is amazing to me that every tear that I have shed has been caught up by you and treasured. You are a God of compassion and with a promise that will never fail me. You will never bail on me. Even in the times when I have abandoned you, you never left me. Never. I will hold on to that promise while you hold on to my tears.<\/p>\n<p>Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every tear that you\u2019ve ever shed is saved, valued, and treasured by God. David spoke this prayer, both poetry and Truth: \u201cYou keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. 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