His love never quits

I have been reeling from a lost friendship. I have tried to convince myself that I know that my friend has so much going on in her life and doesn't know which way is up at the moment. I have been there, so I know. I have called her and sent her supportive messages, just letting her know that I can help and that I'm here. But nothing. And it hurts. A lot. And as I was praying and meditating over it this morning, I felt God revealing a part of His heart to me. How He aches and longs for us to be connected to Him and to have an intimate and caring relationship with Him. But life gets crazy and there are days when I don't have a quiet time, or set time aside to be thankful for every single blessing. And it hurts Him too. I felt Him saying. I. Am. Here. Waiting. So as I surrender my hurt and my mourning to Him, may I remember to continually be rooted in Him, to remain under the shadow of His wings. And to be mindful that it hurts Him when I lock him out of my decisions, my day-to-day stuff and the bigger things in life.

His Love Never Quits - Psalm 136, The Message

> 136 1-3 Thank God! He deserves your thanks.
>     His love never quits.
> Thank the God of all gods,
>     His love never quits.
> Thank the Lord of all lords.
>     His love never quits.
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> 4-22 Thank the miracle-working God,
>     His love never quits.
> The God whose skill formed the cosmos,
>     His love never quits.
> The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations,
>     His love never quits.
> The God who filled the skies with light,
>     His love never quits.
> The sun to watch over the day,
>     His love never quits.
> Moon and stars as guardians of the night,
>     His love never quits.
> The God who struck down the Egyptian firstborn,
>     His love never quits.
> And rescued Israel from Egypt's oppression,
>     His love never quits.
> Took Israel in hand with his powerful hand,
>     His love never quits.
> Split the Red Sea right in half,
>     His love never quits.
> Led Israel right through the middle,
>     His love never quits.
> Dumped Pharaoh and his army in the sea,
>     His love never quits.
> The God who marched his people through the desert,
>     His love never quits.
> Smashed huge kingdoms right and left,
>     His love never quits.
> Struck down the famous kings,
>     His love never quits.
> Struck Sihon the Amorite king,
>     His love never quits.
> Struck Og the Bashanite king,
>     His love never quits.
> Then distributed their land as booty,
>     His love never quits.
> Handed the land over to Israel.
>     His love never quits.
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> 23-26 God remembered us when we were down,
>     His love never quits.
> Rescued us from the trampling boot,
>     His love never quits.
> Takes care of everyone in time of need.
>     His love never quits.
> Thank God, who did it all!
>     His love never quits!