21 days left

What I should have said

For the people who were there. You know who you are.

"I feel so silly getting all worked up about it,"
she said. "Because there are so many other people who have to go through
so
much
more
pain."

And what I thought to say at the time,
but couldn't figure out how to say
and realized later that I should have said
was this:
That does not make your pain any less important.
God prepared those people for greater pain. They could handle it. You couldn't. What you could handle then was what he gave you.
And do not
feel bad
about not having more awful things in your life.
You heart was broken into bits
give it time to heal.
THEN God will give you some more pain.

I could beat them all up.

Well.
Probably not.
But I want to.

I want to yell at them.

But.
but it takes more courage to trust God to protect your friends then to try and do it yourself.


I thank God that she spoke up, when I did not. telling you that your pain was ok.

And
I forgot to tell you when we worshiping. you are fine and beautiful and brave and perfect right, right now. when He heals you, it will be great. but being broken does not make you less then loved. (or worthy.) (or anything.)


It was meant to be a poem (in case you could not tell.)