Praise in the Midst of Pain

Scripture:
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
    and to sing praises unto Your name, O Most High:
to declare forth Your lovingkindness in the morning
    and Your faithfulness in the night,
on a ten-stringed lute and on the harp,
    and on the lyre with a solemn sound.

For you, O Lord, have made me glad through Your work;
    I will sing joyfully at the works of Your hands.
O Lord, how great are Your works!
    Your thoughts are very deep!

Psalm 92:1-5

Observation:
Application:

Prayer: Lord ... yes it is good to give thanks to you and to praise you ... and yes you have created amazing things ... your works are amazing, your promises awesome, and your thoughts and ways above everything. But I do not understand this thing you are doing with my son. He is a man of love, patience, peace, and goodness, now being crushed by physical ailments and personal disappointments. You never promised us a fair life, but this is unfair. My life was a wreck of misguided actions and unknown directions, but I know these issues were of my actions. I was the wandering rebel. My son is sure in you, and in his path. He is faithful, strong in faith, abiding in kindness. And his reward is a broken path, shattered hopes, and total confusion. Do you know how hard it is to praise you while you turn away from my son? Yes, I guess you do. So I will praise you, even while I weep this day for the heartbreak of a young man who is losing his dreams even while he looks to you and asks 'why'. I will contain my rage, bottle my anger, rebuke my inclinations, and will instead look to you. I know that, through my complete and total lostness, you guided me to an excellent life. I will find it in me to trust that, through my son's complete and total faith and kindness, you will guide him through this confusion and frustration and anger and disappointment. Please show us all the way, your way. Soon. Amen, and amen.