Corona United Methodist Church

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

It’s that time again!! Vacation Bible School is coming soon!! 🩷🙏🏻✝️

Please talk to Loni, Ben or anyone else involved with the children and youth ministry; registration is now open!! 🩷🙏🏻✝️

06/01/2026

Thank you for your donations to the Settlement House. These donations help feed low income families in our community.

You are making a difference. Thank you!! 🩷

Please see the list below of the donation needs for this year 🩷🙏🏻✝️

06/01/2026

We need your help painting our curbs this Saturday morning!! We have the paint we just need your supplies and your work ability!!

06/01/2026

“Songs in the Dark

Even in life’s hardest and most depressing seasons, God is with us and is listening to us.

One purpose of a song of lament, or lament psalm, is to be honest with God. It’s about expressing vulnerability by telling God exactly how we feel. We should never be afraid of God or how we speak to Him, because He is able to handle our deepest emotions and complaints. And lament psalms are our model in Scripture on how we can be honest with Him.

Psalm 42 is a lament psalm. It is a song about the hopelessness of the writer’s current condition. It speaks to deep sorrow and grief that is experienced in life. The writer of Psalm 42 does not know why he is depressed. He’s not sure why certain things are happening to him. And so he goes to God in prayer and song, expressing the deepest parts of his soul.

Another purpose of lament is to connect the hopelessness of life with the hope that God gives. Laments act as a bridge between our present situation and the promises we’re waiting on.

The writer of this Psalm speaks to his own soul and encourages himself to continue to hope in God. He knows that no season lasts forever, and there will come a time when joy returns to him.

We will all go through seasons of sadness and grief. And we will have Psalms as a guide. The first step is to come before God and honestly express yourself to Him. Tell Him exactly how you feel.

Next, remember the promises that He has given you in His Word. Recount how much He loves you and cares for you.

And lastly, encourage yourself to put your hope in God. Move towards songs of praise in spite of your current circumstances.”

From my YouVersion Bible app’s daily devotional
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