They put you in a box. This is how you’re supposed to be. This is what you’re supposed do. This is how you’re supposed to feel. This is where you belong. They put you in a box. Yet the box does not fit. And as it does not fit it hammers in. It squeezes in. […]
Read More Lost and BrokenThe pain is excruciating. Coursing through every part of the body. Wracked in agony and convulsing with the reverberations that appear to be unending. If that’s not bad enough, there’s the emotional and psychological trauma of it. This is unrelenting. Sleep is so scarce that it becomes more desired than great wealth. Every effort to […]
Read More The Hope Is Greater Than The PainIt seems like the appropriate time to ask the question. Things going wrong all around. Inside and out, there doesn’t seem to be anything going right at all. So when all of that is kicking off the question is reasonable: Where is your hope now? Underneath that question is something that suggests that if the […]
Read More Where Is Your Hope Now?She was such a vibrant and powerful force. That was clear when I saw her. It explained so much about her reputation. So when she had the first stroke it was a blow. It was seeing her after the second stroke that was really devastating. I did not know how to deal with that suffering. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: It’s The Suffering That Really Gets To YouIt’s not that she forgot. From time to time she has those twinges of the old feelings. Yet now when she has those moments, she has a greater memory. She has a memory of how Jesus was real and true. That His promise to heal her was nothing hokey. She experienced the scars, but He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: He Didn’t Take The Scar, But He Took The PainWhat could she do with the pain? She was told that she could give it to Jesus. She could give it to Him because He died for her, He died for the very factors that led to the pain she felt. He died because He wanted to replace that hurt and that pain with His […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Give Him The PainShe still remembers. They stayed together and thought that they worked it out. Yet she still remembers and when she remembers, those feelings come back – betrayal, devastation, trauma and seemingly unending heartbreak. She was told that time heals all wounds, but that’s not how she felt all these years later. She wasn’t harbouring the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: What About The Heartache?My friend was telling me that it was because the roots were settled deep that’s why they could endure. It was great to hear that. It was necessary to be reminded of that. Storms come to everyone, struggles are a part of life. The ability to endure is not so much about what you can […]
Read More Built to Endure?There was an occasion as I child that I had to go to the dentist. I say I had to go, because obviously my Mum told me I had to go and to be fair, she did come with me. As the dental expert poked about in me mouth, I recall he did just one […]
Read More Are You Ready To Suffer?There’s a difference between a release valve and a redistribution mechanism. Sounds obvious when it’s written, but in practice it’s not the same. For example having taken on a week’s worth of work hassles and pressures on the job, some look forward to the end of the week having a drink or two (or more). […]
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