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Life Wields 2x4s

  • Writer: Luci
    Luci
  • May 24, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: May 18

Poke around. Where does it hurt? That sore spot holds your Golden Ticket to service, purpose, and healing. Or at least, that’s what’s worked for me.

 

In hindsight, virtually everything makes sense. I can look back on every struggle I’ve had and know why I had to endure the difficulty, understand how the crisis ultimately served me, and be grateful for the character-building experience. In hindsight, I can (usually) get there; I have clarity. But while in IT, gratitude can seldom occupy space alongside pain and suffering. At least not for me, and I’d suspect not for most.

 

“This Too Shall Pass” is not in scripture, but I have held onto those four words as though they came from the gospel. For the most part, my saving grace is knowing that life's highs and lows are usually just brief stops on my wild and unpredictable journey. They're brief stops until they are not. The sad truth is that while heartache becomes more bearable over time, every pain does not pass, and some sorrows must be endured forever.

 

Life is not fair. I’m thinking about a few people I know who are dealing with life’s worst. I am praying for them and always willing to hold space and listen, but my “help” seems inconsequential.

 

They’re in the tunnel now, and when they exit, it’ll be a while before their eyes adjust to the light. I know they’ll never be the people they were before they traveled through life’s orifice, but I also know that these faithful people will find a way to climb on top of their pain and use their new vantage point to ease someone else’s suffering. After all, helping others is the only thing that gives us the strength to rise and stand upright after being smacked in the back of the head by one of life’s 2x4s.

 

Godspeed to those suffering.




 

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