i have friends going through difficult, hard, yucky times. . . and not because of poor decision making. . . it's just life. . . no one's fault, no one's goof. . . just life.
and i have found myself saying over and over to them and myself that "there are no good words to make this better." and that is the truth.
being a Christ follower doesn't exempt one from problems - no matter what the televangelists spout.
but being a Christ follower does mean walking with each other through those valleys.
really walking.
the inconvenient kind of walking. . . making time, meals, and way for someone in the very thick of it.
being available. being vulnerable. being flexible.
really it's like being God with skin on for someone.
it is easier to walk other's valleys after someone has walked with us through one of our own. . .
i am grateful today for those friends and family who chose to do the hard thing, the difficult thing and walk with me through my valleys.
are you walking through a valley today?
are you alone?
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Great post. Yes, I have been walking through a valley this year and Yes, gratefully I am not walking them alone.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear that you have fellow walkers!
ReplyDeletethe older i get the more i realize that life not like the game of chess played between two players, quietly sitting across from each other - it's much more like dodge ball played on a mountain.