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servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads. 4 The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed...

25-30) Jesus was initially saddened by the rejection of the gospel and rebuked it in his lament. Was he despairing because of their rejection? Not at all. Rather, he praised God for his work: “I praise you, Father of heaven and earth...

of just looking at what we lack, comparing ourselves with others and seeing only what is missing, and then resenting, despairing, and being sad—actually, we must remember that this child God gave to our family, this husband, this wife...

morning of parting at 6:00, following a brief reunion, thrusts the lovers into a cruel crossroad of destiny. At 7:00, despairing before a forced marriage, Juliet drinks the Friar's sleeping potion at 8:00 and collapses onto the clock...