MY FAMILY'S MESSED UP= My family is a disaster, they're in trouble.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN= I can understand you (often said when you are living a
similar situation).

WHENEVER= Every time.

I GET LIKE THAT= I feel that way.

SURE= (coll.) Of course.

LIKE= (coll.) more or less. This word is often overused in informal conversation and so it
often means nothing.

YOU GOTTA= (coll.) You've got a...

GONNA= (coll.) going to.

SELFISH= centred on himself. Thinking only of himself.

SEARCHES= Looks for.

LARGER= Bigger, of more importance.

PAIN= Suffering.

IS THERE SUCH A PLACE?= Does a place like that exist?

HOPELESSNESS= The state of being without hope, feeling things are never going to get
better.

LIFT= Raise, send up.

SING ALONG= If two people sing along, they sing together, at the same time.

FAITHFULNESS= The quality of being faithful. If you are faithful, people can trust you
because you will never fail them.

GRACE= Mercy; clemency.

LOVING= Having love in it, showing love or produced by love.

GLORY= Splendour, great honour.

YOUR NAME= You.

PRAISE= Worship.

THE NAME OF JESUS= Jesus.

(in biblical language, the name of a person can represent his soul, his identity)
PRAY= Beseech, implore, ask earnestly.
This verb means to say a prayer (to speak to God or someone in heaven):
- I pray to God three times a day.
But we can also use it, as here, to express that we really wish something to happen:
- I pray he'll be alright = God, please, protect him
- Pray it may rain soon = I really wish it may rain
So the sentence "And pray above all things You're glorified" means "And I really want You
to be glorified above all things".
We can also use PRAY with imperatives to ask for something politely:
- Close the door, I pray = Will you close the door, please?
- Pray, take one = Please, take one.

MERCY= Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.

RIGHTEOUSNESS= The quality of adhering to moral principles, being good and fair (just).

HOLY= Sacred, saint, all-good.

Repeating this word three times is a usual Christian formula to praise God because God has,
according to Christians, three natures (Father, Son & Holy Spirit).

ALMIGHTY= All-powerful, having absolute power; who can do anything at all.