This audio is missing the following introduction about Frank Reed: Terry Anderson is remembered as the U.S. citizen who spent the most time (6 years, 9 months) as a hostage in a Lebanon cell captured by Hezbollah Shiite militants. But there were others also: Frank Reed was captured in 1986 and held captive for four years. For months at a time, Reed was blindfolded, living in complete darkness, or chained to a wall and kept in absolute silence. Although he was beaten, made ill, and tormented, listen to what he told Time Magazine, "Nothing I did mattered to anyone. I began to realize how withering it is to exist with not a single expression of caring around (me)... I learned one overriding fact: caring is a powerful force. If no one cares, you are truly alone." God has a good word for the Frank Reeds of the world. Some of you may feel like you are living in a Frank Reed world. Psalm 142 is a unique word because even though it is God's word to us, it is spoken (perhaps sung) by the psalmist back to God. - Cry to the Lord for mercy (1-2) - Speak directly to the Lord (3-4) - The Lord is our refuge (5) - Petition the Lord (6-7b) - Join God's people (7c-d)