A Prayer Please

To anyone who reads this, I ask for a prayer for veterans. Very close to me, one is struggling. In complete darkness but trying to reach for the light.

They need our prayers. You may know a veteran but you most likely will not know the darkness and sadness they carry. Pray for them. Be kind to them.

To the soldier coming home. Please be aware of the darkness that may come. It’s ok. Don’t be ashamed of the darkness. Just breathe and reach out for help. Keep reaching until you find that hand that will grab ahold and help you through.

Please

Unheard Unseen

With interruptions and snap assumptions, I realize most do not know me. Know who I am. People close to me. Family. Close friends. An idea of me has been formed and cemented in their minds. I can speak words but am not heard. I behave as me. I can grow. I can change. I allow Him to refine and strengthen my roots and branches. But the idea of me formed in my darkness is what others forever see. And; it is okay.

I just hope and pray that I do not do the same to others. True self unheard and unseen can be lonely. I don’t want others to feel alone because of me.

Were, are, and will be

I do not care who you were… I care who you are and who you will choose to be tomorrow.

In saying that, if you were a liar, a manipulator, unethical, an abuser, thrived on hurting others, fueled by hate then it will take time to rebuild trust… Trust is a fragile, delicate and precious thing.

Forgiveness is a given… But the scars of the fall in trust etch themselves deep… They take a very long time to heal.

However, please do not be deterred… Come… Let’s move forward, slowly and cautiously (for a true successful rebuilding of the relationship), together.