Megan's prayer: Overflow's "Cry On My Shoulder"

This song is wonderful, exactly what I needed to hear. God knows what is going on, and he is there to keep me safe, protect me, show me love. I am so lucky.

Come here and cry on my shoulder
I'll hold you till it's over
I'll rescue you tonight.

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Chris' prayer: Overflow's "Cry on My Shoulder"

All the lyrics sites will show two lines as follows:

You no longer have to say
No one's listening anyway

But every time I hear them, instead I hear:

You no longer have a say
No one's listening anyway

It's probably just the below-average speakers on my MacBook, or perhaps the below average listening ability I sometimes have. But regardless, I think I like what I hear better than what the lyrics probably actually are. By changing that one little word, the whole tone of the two lines is changed. It transforms from a nice, respectful and safe phrase to a command that must be followed. And sometimes I need that command. Sometimes, I need to be told to grieve, to be sad, to allow things to affect me. Often times it is healthier to get those emotions out, and, I know for me, I often need someone to push me to realize that.


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Katie's prayer: Overflow's "Cry on my Shoulder"

I know about what you've been going through.

I sometimes get the thoughts "no one can know how I'm feeling right now" and "even if they knew, they wouldn't be able to help." Because of these stupid thoughts, I keep a lot of stuff in. That is, until things get so backed up on the inside that I have to let it out, usually through crying or through extreme anger and resentment. All because I think that no one could ever feel what I'm feeling. But that's stupid! No matter what I'm feeling, Jesus has experienced it, loneliness, anger, sadness, joy, excitement, abandonment, acceptance, fear, anticipation, optimism, disappointment, everything. One of my favorite quotes from The Passion of the Christ goes something like "Remember when the world hates you, that it hated me first" -Jesus. It so quickly reminds me that I'm not alone in my suffering, I'm not alone in my feelings, I'm not alone, Jesus is right there with me. Jesus is that one person who knows exactly how I'm feeling and the one person who can actually help me through anything. So what else is there to do but to turn to Jesus and listen to Him sing to me...

Come here and cry on my shoulder
I'll hold you 'til it's over
I'll resuce you tonight
Let My arms be your shelter
Your hiding place forever
I'll love you more then life

Jen's prayer: Overflow's "Cry on My Shoulder"

Let my arms be your shelter,
Your hiding place forever.

I'm not sure why, but kids love the game hide-n-seek. They also love to build forts and have secret hideouts and such. I know I did. There's something about having that closed in, quiet place where you felt like the world can't reach you that is so awesome. I feel like lately I have discovered the best shelter or hiding place is in God's arms. I'm safe and secure and there's this feeling that the world can't get me from where I am. God's arms are like the ultimate hiding place where no one can find or bother me. I want to be able to stay in this hiding place forever.

Catie's prayer: Overflow's "Cry on My Shoulder"

Your problems won't last forever
Let Me put you back together

I think that this is extremely difficult for me. When the storms of life come, they seem to last too long, or at least longer than I would like them to stay. It's the same with being broken. It seems as though I might never be fixed and that no one cares enough to help pick up the pieces of my broken life. However, God is always there. He is always willing to put us back together after we've broken, after we've fallen. However, we have to be the one to ask for help in our brokeness for with God we can be made new.