Posts Tagged ‘loneliness’
The Grace-gift of Hello
by Ginger Harrington The new student orientation is the last place I want to be. Fidgeting with nerves, my sixteen-year-old daughter stands beside me. She is the new girl . . . again. Exhausted, I’m just as anxious as my daughter. I know I am absorbing her stress, but I can’t stop myself. I am…
Read MoreWhen I Feel All Alone
by Kate Bowler O God, I feel alone. There doesn’t seem to be an end of it, no bottom to this sense that there is no one else who sees me. Or understands me. Or has to bear this burden. I am all alone. And it feels ugly. Like I deserve it or something. But…
Read Morea blessing for when you feel lonely
by Kate Bowler o God, i can’t shake this feelingthat deep loneliness is my new normal. i need someone walking with me,whose eyes see what mine do,whose ears are open to hear my thoughtsand whose heart delights to share their own. o God, come quickly,it is too hard to do this alone. God have mercy.Christ…
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