The way we are...

"Loving a person just the way they are - that's no small thing" - Sarah Groves

Seeing someone for who they are - accepting them as they are. Honesty - being authentic with each other. Why is this such a hard thing?

We are who we are. We are all in process. We all have our quirks and short comings. We all have amazing gifts and abilities! We have things that we need to improve on and things that we do well.

We NEED people who will speak "life" into our lives!! Who will call us out on our crap. Who will cry with us when we cry. Pray with us when we need support. Who will truly HEAR us and SEE us - when we're in a place of need - people who will reach out in genuine love.

I wish that we could all see ourselves the way we should. That we would live how we should. That we would know LOVE - and give love!

When we know who we are - we know what we can give and we want to bring out the best in everyone else around us!

When we know who we are we don't HAVE to worry about ourselves. We are strong enough to give - because of the love within us!

I pray that a few dear people in my life would truly begin to know themselves and each other again! That they would EACH put the other person before themselves. That their eyes would be open to the pain - that they would see IT for what it is - and that there would be healing.