Broken & Wounded

"The "star of the sea"
 as it is sometimes called, 
had always held a fascination for me,
 I remember an old seaman's tale
 that said starfish were the remains
 of stars that fell from the sky. 
I peered into the pail.
 Broken and wounded,
 the creature did indeed
 bring to mind a fallen star."

 Excerpt from "A Broken Star" 
 By Sue Monk Kidd

Broken and wounded...

That's about right.

That's how I have been

feeling lately.

Broken and wounded...

betrayed,

by someone

who once promised to 

love me forever.

Broken and wounded...

my heart shattered,

by the sudden

and unexpected death 

of someone dear to me,

who considered me

 his friend...

Now we are separated

by the dark chasm

between life and death

and all I can feel

is broken 

and wounded inside

just like the little starfish...

  feeling lost...

in a decaying world

that seems to be

rushing faster and faster

headlong 

towards some cataclysmic 

end...

But...

was the world

ever in control of itself?

And...

am I really alone in

my suffering?

Is there not Someone

Who knows me

better than anyone else

including myself?

Someone Who

knows

what it feels like

to be broken

and wounded inside?

To feel forsaken...

and betrayed,

and lonely...

Someone Who

 is close

 to those with

hurting souls...

Who wept,

at the death of 

a beloved friend...

Someone Who,

 I am often reminded,

 loves me so very much

that He suffered the most 

excruciating brokenness

  and wounding of 

 His own

body and soul

on my behalf ...

 He suffered...

becoming a curse

on a tree

Shedding drops of

precious blood,

His precious love,

for me...

so that I may have life,

more abundantly ...

and share  

the glory of

Eternity

with Him

"Broken and Wounded"

By Pamela Denise Brida

What is the message of this post?

"When you are broken, wounded, 
scarred, and tired...
when you have lost just a little,
 or so much
 there is hardly anything left,
 take heart. 
 That is when God 
does His most beautiful work."

"A  Broken Star"
  -Sue Monk Kidd 

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. 
 You believe in and adhere to
 and trust in and rely on God,
 believe in and adhere to 
and trust in and rely
 also on Me."

John 14:1