I see him in the dining room. Sitting by himself in the exact same place the other had been. There is not a spirit of happiness. I feel a desperate loneliness and I want to know what it is from. It appears that no one has seen him in this condition before...
It appears he is in some sort of coma.
Lord, why are you showing me this human condition, this desperate feel of being unloved.?
Don't you love them all?
How can I gracefully show love to a man I don't know, I don't know his condition Lord...
"God is always good and I am always loved"
How can that be?
"Take the pain that is given and give thanks for it, then transform it into a joy that fulfills all emptiness."
I take him outside to let the sun touch his skin. I do not know if he can hear me, if he can understand what I say...
but I pray.
Lord, I stand in the gap for this man, I don't know his story... but, I know we all need your forgiveness and your grace. If there is anything standing in the way of this man meeting you face to face - I stand with him, forgive us Lord.
...and as the sun warms my skin I realize I am not much different than this person I sit with.
For each of us, individually He died on the cross, that we might be forgiven and set free.
I don't know what will happen
but
I do know that the empty spot of loneliness can be filled with glory
That the son shining on your face can warm your soul
That suffering nourishes grace, and pain and joy are of the same heart
and I give thanks for this Holy moment.
This story is a figment of my imagination, if it sounds like someone you know...
please pray for them.
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