So there I sat praying. I had no words.
Everything that I thought to say sounded cheesy.
Guilt overwhelmed her, and all i could do was hold her. I prayed for Him to comfort her, but sometimes He calls us to answer our own prayers.
I have never experienced what she did, how could I attempt to understand her? So I prayed.
God fully understands.
How can you convince someone that they are forgiven,clean, and beautiful in God's sight. The shame she felt was overwhelming. Her eyes for a brief second looked into mine, until she looked away and let out tears once again. There seems no end to them. Losing hope. How easily we forget God's grace.
"i never thought i would need it"
So I prayed.
2 comments:
What a beautiful post, Sara. You wrote: "I prayed for Him to comfort her, but sometimes He calls us to answer our own prayers." What an amazing truth! How often we are blind to the fact that we are the answer.
Sara,
It is at the times when we feel so inadequate to do what needs to be done that we can fully surrender and let God work. You did exactly what your friend needed. You prayed that the God of the universe would in some way impart to your friend what words could not (no matter what they were or who they were from). You prayed that He would show her she is clean and forgiven, since after all, it is He who has forgiven her. You are a wonderful friend and a blessing to everyone you come into contact with. I only hope that one day you will fully grasp the enormity of the gift you have given your friend of your kind, gentle prayers.
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