Are we suffering alone?

Reading: Proverbs 12-13, Psalm 149, James 5, and Luke 11

Scripture: James 5:13, Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

Thoughts: Having young kids, we are trying to instill in them the importance of God and prayer in their lives. There are prayer prayer outlines that are used like the five fingers and ACTS, James is reminding us of our consistent communication with God. If you are suffering bring it to God, if things are going well, bring is to God. He goes on to remind us that we are to pray for one another taking the sick to the elders and confessing our sins to one another that we can pray and help. Are we suffering alone because we are not wanting anyone one to know a sin or sickness, or are we able to stand with others in prayer holding one another up when there is suffering? 

Prayer: Father God, you are so wonderful, the glory of your creation speaks of your majesty. You supply all we need, your spirit leads us and guides us. Your greave and mercy allows us to enter your presence. I thank you for your molding and refining, that you use the trials in my life to grow me. I ask that you help us to seek out those who will come beside us and walk with us as we walk through our suffering and our victories.