A prayer for relief...

What is much harder to experience than personal heartbreak is the heartbreak of the person you love. When you are in a situation that has no happy ending or hurts a friend no matter what, your heart cries and breaks in half. I have seen this and watched this and seen a man falling to knees begging for mercy. And I am asking for that. I am asking for mercy. I have been praying for relief. For God to let up the rain. What always makes more sense to me is to love. Love unconditional. We are taught that. I have been given that. And so we are to live it out. I remember one night in Jamaica last summer when the reality of our broken world peirced through my heart. I was angry. I was alone. I was helpless. And all I wanted was a bit of relief, for someone to tell me that everything would be alright. About an hour later Phil came out and I told him everything on my heart. I told him what I wanted him to say. And he turned my face toward him, grabbed my arms, and said, "Lace, everything's not gonna be ok. But I will be here through it all." And although those words may sound trite, they are living proof of God's living reality in our lives right now. Whether we are befriending the homeless in Jamaica or the homeless in Columbia, there's no way to fight it out except through love. It will not be alright. The rain will keep pounding down. But the very best fight to fight is LOVE...

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18 - I need to believe this right now...

One Love,

Lacy