Understand the Limitations of Others...

"You keep listening to those who seem to reject you. But they never speak about YOU. They speak about their own limitations. They confess their poverty in the face of your needs and desires. They simply ask for your compassion. They do not say that you are bad, ugly, or despicable. They say only that you are asking them for something they cannot give and that they need to get some distance from you to survive emotionally. The saddness is that you perceive their necessary withdrawal as a rejection of you instead of a call to return home and discover there your true belovedness...

As I walk to streets of Brockville, (all 15 minutes one end to the other on King st.) I begin to remember the universal cry for love, acceptance, and a safe place of belonging. Such things weigh heavy on my spirit today. Tempting it is to become bitter and anry with others, but anger always breaks down to hurt, and wondering once again why things must hurt, leads to hope... There is hope is being helpless, in being out of control, in being broken... in my brokeness, I remember a time of growth, a place of intimacy with my Creator.