MiKemple

You know that even in the most trying of times there are people that meet you where you are. Sometimes their words are kind and gentle and loving. Other times they are stern and firm and true till it hurts. I am thankful for all the ways that God is refining, shaping, molding and twisting us into who He wants us to be. What He does to get our attention, to turn our heads to correct a wrong...it is incredible. Suffer the little children to come unto Him. He is our only hope...and He is Jesus, the Christ. Blessed Christmas to you, each and every one. Know that He loved you so much that He sent His only Son.

I have been wondering about broken relationships. So many factors seem to contribute to the fallout between people, but what exactly can be done to restore what once was? There is an angry incident and then the seperation begins, many times without an explanation, many times without any hope for reconciling. Time begins to work on the split and this is where we find ourselves right now...hating the hurt and the divide and the way that life goes when it goes bad. Wondering if a call or a letter or a visit would be the appropriate thing to do or just hoping and praying for God to intervene and in some miraculous way change a heart, influence a way of thinking and turn the people who once loved each other, actually the love has never stopped, back to face the sin, the riff, the conflict and try to cover it with grace and forgiveness and let the love be restored. So here we find ourselves not knowing what to do. Waiting, praying...moaning in sorrow and hoping for a better day. How many folks are going through these kinds of challenges? Do you think we could do something to heal and restore the broken hearts of so many? Please help me to figure out how to move forward...the times are hard. Let the truth be known.