(Ezra 9:6) Ezra said: “My God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to raise my face to you, my God, for our wicked deeds are heaped up above our heads and our guilt reaches up to heaven.”
Yes, there may be times when we feel too ashamed and humiliated to look God in the face, but that doesn’t keep God from looking at us with mercy and compassion. May that realization help us to lift our heads to continue on with renewed hope.