Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
At a time of great personal despair a friend invited me into her home. I was lonely and afraid. She let me cry and then cry some more. After a while I felt her hand on my back and she quietly said, “I know you will find your smile someday. The sun will come out and you’ll laugh again.”
I grabbed that lifeline of hope. It meant everything to me. She did not condemn, shame or advise. She offered assurance to the return of joy. She carried my burden and it altered the course of my life.
There’s no need to save the world, God already did. Just keep hope alive by lifting up your fellow man.
Love,
Gretchen