The Silent Stories

You know what I'm starting to realize? That there are soo many people out in the world with their own silent story. Some of which are never even told.

People these days are in such a hurry to move forward in life, be bigger and greater that they never stop to listen. To care, or to realize that people are broken.

This past year has really been eye opening because the people all around me who I care for the most all have their silent stories and slowly they've been sharing them. I so wish I could take their pain and carry it for them but I can't. :(

I try to remember every time I hear one of there stories and I ask God why they of all people had to suffer... I try to remember that he's been there with them the whole time. The whole time, he's been there feeling their pain.

I try not to focus too much on the fact that they've been hurt but more on the fact that they have hope That they can heal. That with God's help, they can become whole again.

It just always shocks me, Its always the people you least expect that have been hurt the most in life. Its always the good people who suffer. Its always the ones who try to do the right thing that get crushed, broken, damaged. My heart breaks for them. It isn't fair.

When they're telling me their story I don't know what to say to them. I don't know what to say to take away the pain. The only thing that comes to mind is to tell them that the Lord has always been there right beside them. Has always cared. Has always held them in his hands. Its just hard sometimes, cause those words, in the mist of soo much pain aren't always very comforting.

There is no way we can stop all the pain in this world but we can do our part by being aware that there are people out there that do get raped, do get molested, do get emotional abused, do get beat. They are all around you. You just don't realize it because they have worked to hide their scars.

Watch for these people, observe, and love anyone and everyone who comes into your life, because they are there for a reason and maybe that reason is as simple as showing them love.

Everyone has their story, and no one wants to feel alone.