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Feb 2025
9m 21s

Did God Abandon You?

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“My God, my God why have you abandoned me?” Psalm 22:1

Are you praying everyday but still suffering? Are you doing all the right things but your heart is still broken?

Fr. Mike shares with us today that God doesn’t promise all our desires, but promises that He will be with us though them all, that He loves us and the He hears every one of our prayers and gives us what we need.

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