JUNIA Magazine Issue 03
A Magazine for women about faith, miracles and how to live the Christian life today. Encouragement, Inspiration and Links to Resources.
A Magazine for women about faith, miracles and how to live the Christian life today. Encouragement, Inspiration and Links to Resources.
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<strong>JUNIA</strong> MAGAZINE / ISSUE <strong>03</strong><br />
23<br />
MARIE ARNFJELL IS<br />
THE EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />
FOR <strong>JUNIA</strong> AND<br />
THE FOUNDER OF<br />
THE ORGANIZATION<br />
SISTERS<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
FRIDA FUNEMYR<br />
Good God, here I am again. I can’t find<br />
the words I so badly need when I see<br />
and understand how people are suffering<br />
from the wars in the world. I cannot find<br />
words to express the helplessness and<br />
powerlessness I feel, and words are not<br />
enough when I see the enormous influx of<br />
refugees ‐ especially women and children<br />
who have to leave their country involuntarily.<br />
I don’t know how to pray, I mostly sigh, I<br />
can´t find the right words. I know that God<br />
knows everything anyway.<br />
However, as in any relationship, we want<br />
to be able to express our feelings in words.<br />
But when the words are absent and we may<br />
feel as if we are not getting through, does<br />
it necessarily mean that God abandons us,<br />
that He does not care or respond?<br />
No, I don’t think so, and I think he<br />
understands us even if we can’t put words<br />
to what we feel. I believe he is with us in and<br />
through it all. So persevere in your prayers!<br />
You are allowed to be wordless, or speak<br />
from your heart, tell the truth exactly how<br />
you experience it, and you are allowed to<br />
show your feelings. Don’t let your hesitation<br />
stop you from showing your true self and<br />
how you feel - with or without words, it<br />
doesn’t really matter. Don’t you think God