No longer hurting for me...but for those that I know... are out there...suffering at the hands of another...so many injustices...so many secrets...so much pain...So today I just needed to hear that voice...that voice that puts things in the right perspective...I guess I thought (selfishly) that she would make me feel better...I needed to step out from under the cloud for just a minute...and ...at no fault of her own...she just didn't have time...busy with her own duties...fighting her own battles... dealing with the very injustices that move me to tears...wasn't even able to share what was on my heart...so..forced to sit and think...I realized...that my heart is tender for a reason...we are supposed to be moved by the pain of others...I immediately thought of one of my favorite movies..."The Secret Life of Bees"...I always was so drawn to the character of "May"...seems she was the one that always "felt" the pain of others...moved to tears...can I be honest?...I have even at times...thought myself weak...for being so tender...but today I realized that having a heart for the hurting is a strength...not a weakness...there is always a purpose...even in the pain...we are all called to make a difference in the lives of others...a positive change...a voice for those that have no voice...an advocate...a hand out-reached to those that are in need of so much more than just a hand-out...I can only speak for me...when I say that....it's time to raise the standard...its time to stand for those that are no longer able to stand alone...what that means for me...I'm not even sure...I just know this...I am thankful that there is purpose....even in the pain.
Kristy Turnage
7-30-2010
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