Be with her in her pain,
help her know she is not alone,
grant her the wisdom to see,
more pain of another sort
is not the solution.
Wrap your arms around her,
hold her close,
when physical distance,
prevents a hug from a friend
Be with her when I can't,
when I don't know what to say,
or she pushes me away,
or I'm just not the person she needs.
Help the world to see,
her pain is not her making,
that the scars she gives herself,
are not the reason she hurts.
Surround her with the patience,
of listening ears,
and grant them the understanding,
to know talking about pain,
is better than ignoring it,
that shushing away,
her honest words of hurt,
only leads to scars,
that run far deeper,
than the marks we wince at.
The prayer prompt from this weeks Praying Through My Pen is: Read Numbers 12:13 and "write a prayer for healing for someone specific." Rather than write about a specific person I found myself writing about a specific need for healing which many people I've talked to or heard stories of have faced (and "her" can just as much be "his").
