Look what I found in my backyard!
A scent so sweet and light
So beautiful a flower
With colors shining bright.
But something not so savory
About the fragrant rose -
The thorns, so sharp upon the stem,
That sharpen as it grows.
Yet still lovely is the flower
Despite the thorns that prick
Just as life and love are sweet
They too have thorns that stick.
But do not fear to live or love,
Life's not exempt from pain
-So pick a rose, you may get hurt,
But you will also gain!
I found this poem online when I was looking for something to go with my rose. I keep thinking about the "Life's not exempt from pain." There is a bunch of ugly going on around me...and in this world. But, if I hide from the pain...I will never experience beauty and joy. I'm praying for a friend who's left her husband...it seems we hear about when the husband leaves...but this time it's her...and she WAS my friend. I say was, because she's pushed everyone away. I was her last friend in June...and we've not talked since then. PAIN. Recently a friend of a friend's son has been diagnosed with Krabbe. He was fine until May, when he started stumbling. He has deteriorated quickly. He will be 3 on Christmas Eve, but at this point no one is sure if he'll be here then. This is so hard to watch. He's just 4 months older than my little one. We are on the prayer list for this little boy, and everyday I plead for his healing, and the strength of his parents. PAIN My Gram passed away in March of 2006. My Gramp lives alone. I see his PAIN. They had almost 65 years together. I know the beauty was worth the pain.
Sometimes, I want to be cautious, and to be protected from pain. God, help me to grow, to not hide from pain that You've intended to be my gain.
2 comments:
I will pray. Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by the pain around me, too. I look out over the congregation on Sundays and see people in pain from divorce, death, illness,... We just have to hold on to the promise of there being none of this pain in heaven. :)
Kristen, I'll be praying too! I also encourage you not to say WAS in terms of your friend. People often push others away, but eventually, they'll realize they need someone to lean on. Don't let her think she's lost you.
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