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My heart sinks, O God.
I am frustrated.
I am hungry. I am tired. I am in need of refreshment.

But the bar is closed.

I know that this is a simple thing.
I know that this is easily solved with more walking, another kilometer or two.
But I had hoped.
That hope was deferred.
Now my heart is sick.

I have not fasted for forty days.
I have not been floating adrift in the ocean.
I have not been lowered into a pit and left for dead.
This is small.
This is insignificant to mankind.
But it is still frustrating.

But while it is small, it also is revealing my heart.
Let me not be like Esau in his hunger and cast away what is irreplaceable.
Use this small moment to shift my heart.
May this minor correction lead me on a better path.

Please take my frustration and turn it to gratitude.
Please take my disappointment and turn it to peace.
Please take my annoyance and turn it to laughter.
Please take my longing and turn it to you.⁠
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Philippians 4:10-13