Could it be you?

She sits alone in a crowded room.  Others laugh and celebrate.  She watches, she yearns.  She turns away to look out into the dark shadows of the night.

Who is she?  What is her story?  

Could it be you?

If

.....you had lost someone dear to you, someone too precious for words.  Someone who made you smile, who touched your heart and you touched theirs

If

.... you were abandoned by the one you loved.  The one who swore he would love you forever but forever was too long for him.

If

..... you had waited for a man, a Godly man, to find you and marry you.  He never arrived and now you just wait........ and ........wait or you decided not to wait and know that who you are settling for is second best.

If

...... you feel rejected by your friends, judged for your differences and feel like you will never fit in.

If

..... your children have let you down.  Have no respect for you and treat you like you are worthless, meaningless, just an irritation.

Could it be you?

OR

Could it be your friend?

  Could it be that what she is having to deal with is too much for her to bear?  Burdens that weigh her down and leave her feeling alone and rejected?

While we enjoy this season of holidays, family time, festivities and friends - do we remember that not everyone is able to see the joy and light of this season because of the darknesss that envelopes them?

Today I cried,  today I prayed ...... for my friends.  

Will you?