Prayers for a friend

Dang. i hate being helpless. i'm worried and distraught and i hate it.
I have a sweet dear friend. And she is hurting and I am hurting for her.
i've cried and don't feel better.
And i pray. and I know I should trust God when I ask that He fix it. But i'm old enough to know that sometimes life isn't good. So we'll wait and see. I want to pray and have miracles occur. But so many times... it turns out the miracle is not the one we want.

In my searching for an answer, i came across God's Will by Martina McBride. And the song reminded me - in Gods model, we are here for His pleasure. He is not here for our pleasure.
And I understand that better now that i'm a parent. It's not a selfish model. As a parent, I chose for my children to be here. They are here because of me. In the way humans do, I brought life into being for my pleasure. But with my decision came enourmous love and responsibility and yes, sacrifice. And now I know that these children bring great joy, and they give me heart ache and worry too.

So if we are here for God, then God is over us as a parent. And he cares for us in that way. It's his model for cryin out loud -He called Himself Father.

So when bad things happen, I wonder what He feels. I don't think He feels helpless, but I think he feels our pain. I don't understand why we must pray to Him of our pain. He knows of it already. But maybe we need to do it for our own good, and maybe its part of the parent-child bond that must happen.

and here is where i should end on a happier note. with hope for tomorrow and all that. but i tell you, i hate when my friends hurt. i hate it and i want it to stop. so pray with me. she can use lots of prayers for the next couple days. and still if the Lord chooses not to bless, we are here because of His love, and we will find His good purpose in it.