Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life has much difficulty and sadness... Were it otherwise, he would never have been able to find those words.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
sometimes we go through trouble that we may one day minister to someone who is going through similar circumstances. at other times, we are the ones on the receiving end. i'm thankful for the people with the right words, the hugs, the fierce loyalty and protectiveness, the cup of milk, and the time for ice cream. i never knew i could use up two handipacks of tissue with ten extra sheets each in just a couple of days. i hope i'll never have to again. i am amazed with how the Lord works in each one's life and with how He has changed mine. brokenness is painful. but i did ask for it even though i knew it would be because i also knew He would sustain me through it all. i learned more than i ever expected to. one day i'll be the one doing the teaching. and i'll realize it was worth every drop of tear...
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