I have a friend. She has popped into my life at a time when I needed it. She has been a solid bestie ever since and upon reflection, I cannot believe that it has been less than a year since we instantly bonded.
I cry for her and the situation she is in. A lot. And I pray for her much more than that. She is continually sinking and struggling to keep her face from filling with quicksand. She keeps grabbing onto things that look solid, but that are only fleeting. Branches sticking out of the ground, disguised as roots. She falls back into the liquid ground. Turtle shells half buried, disguised as rocks. She starts to sink again. I have tried to reach out to grasp her hand, only to miss by mere fingertips. I cannot step too far or I will be next to her, in the quicksand, and I cannot be of help when I need rescued too.
Please, if you pray, be praying for her. The pit is getting deeper and deeper and the sand is pulling harder and harder and she is feeling very discouraged. She is reaching out for anything, and I am praying for her to find something solid to grab onto and pull herself out slowly. And to know that when she is on solid ground, she will be filthy and battered and bloody and broken, but to continue to stand strong because once she's out of the quicksand, the healing can begin.
Thank you.
1 comment:
I feel like I don't have enough words of encouragement... but will be praying for you and your friend. You are a strong woman of God, Carla and your faith may be tested alongside [hers] but God will help you both through this! Be blessed :)
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