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How Loneliness Can Draw You Closer to Jesus (Part 1 of 2)

May 14 2024
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How Loneliness Can Draw You Closer to Jesus (Part 1 of 2)

Date: May 14, 2024

Loneliness is like an ache and often we feel ashamed to admit that we feel lonely. Ruth Graham shares national statistics about how half of American adults feel lonely, and how loneliness can affect us emotionally and physiologically. Ruth describes her 4 failed marriages and how her father, Billy, was very gracious and forgiving of her mistakes. Part of Ruth’s loneliness stemmed from missing her father as a child. She relates the Bible story of Hagar and how God sees us when we’re lonely, and she described the value of having community

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