When you’re checking out
and the clerk on the other side is being rude, can you see?
When you make it home and your
children are fusing and fighting with each other, can you see?
When your husband is a
little grouchy, can you see?
When the teen with purple
hair and tattoos crosses your path, can you see?
Can you see beyond the
actions…
Can you see beyond the
exteriors…
Can you see beyond the
smiles of the women at church?
Can you see beyond the
shyness of the little girl with the balloon?
Can you see the their very
being?
Can you see to their soul?
There’s a reason…
There’s a reason why that
clerk is rude, what has happened to her that morning, what has happened to her
in her life to make her react in such a way?
What kind of a day, what
kind of stresses have your children, your husband gone through?
That teen with the purple
hair and the tattoos… has anyone ever been there for them?
Has anyone ever shown them
the way? What part of them are they trying to mask, to cover up?
The women who hide behind
smiles… while their hearts are breaking in two.
The little girl who’s
sadness brings her to be withdrawn, everyone mistakes it for shyness…
How can you be there for
them today?
How can you change the pattern?
Don’t go on without seeing…
without stopping… and truly seeing.
2 comments:
Hardly a rambling, Angel. Poignant. True. A good reminder to us all.
Thank you for writing it!
Blessings,
Felecia
You asked some very important questions. There's always something behind the behavior. May we always remember that and not act too quickly but instead with love and understanding. Only God can truly give us that kind of sight.
blessings and love,
Debbie
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