Heaviness

It was a good day. A great day. A hard day. 

I should probably just do a brain dump in my journal but this is where I sit. 

I feel a calling out. An expansion of the view I currently have. I need to invest in people. To encourage and love and listen to and just be there for. So many hurting that are just trying to live, to figure out what to make of this here world and the others that inhabit it. 

Sweet souls experiencing the not so sweet. 
Hard workers not getting the support they should receive. 
Little boys learning how to make good choices. 

I was able to be apart of all that today. It's humbling. I don't have all the wise words I long for and I think my people need. But I do have a listening ear and a heart of compassion for them and sometimes that is enough. I am hoping that is enough. It's sometimes all I have to give. 

I also lift them up to my Father, knowing He has all the wisdom. Lord, would you please shed a little light on me and give me some, just a wee bit, of what You have? 

Give me the words for my hurting daughter. 
Give me the time and thoughtfulness for my friends. 
Give me the understanding to help my son make good choices.

I am comforted knowing that all we go through can be turned into good. I know from experience that the hard, the frustrating, the confusing can be learned from. We will see growth and new life come from these circumstances. We will hope.