A deep ache resides in my heart. Tears comes to my eyes as I
consider it all. I feel like I am in a glass box, seeing all of the pain around
me, but unable to get out. I can't help.
You see...
I am loved son. I have two parents and whole family. Yet I have to watch my mom struggle with her
parents losing their minds and constant stress. Furthermore, I have to watch my
dad work excessively at a job he despises. What can I do?
I am also a brother. My brother is the hardest worker I
know. He is an amazing servant. Yet I have to listen to him get mistreated and
underappreciated at work. What can I do?
I am a blessed boyfriend. My girlfriend, Molly, is one of
the most compassionate people I know. She has been a missionary in Madagascar
for almost a year. She cries at the nutrition, clean water, and many other things
the Malagasy people lack. She loves the heart and community they're affluent
in.
Molly is coming back soon. It is hard for her to leave the
Malagasy people and her friends. I want to help, yet I can barely begin to
understand her struggles. What can I do?
I am a youth minister. I love teaching teens about Jesus and
His love. Yet I see dramatic scars and pain in the lives of so many of them. What can I do?
I am a fortunate American. I do not need more food. I drink
clean water. Yet I know that starvation and poisonous water massacre children around
the world every day. What can I do?
I am in a glass box. I am broken and constrained to my
house. I can't get out... There is pain everywhere I look. Tears are in my eyes. What can I do? In
the present I can only pray and trust God. Soon, I know God will let me out of
the box. For now, I will pray and trust my Maker.
" Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." ~ Romans 12:12
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