Hurt and Grace -

I'm hurting tonight. Inside.

I'm wishing for what I'll never have,

and the people I won't live life with here,

and the voices I won't listen to say my name,

this side of the veil,

of the glass,

of the River Divide ...

this side of the valley.

I'm hurting inside a lot,

ALL of these days,

even if I'm laughing my head off and dancing in glee,

and hugging everyone in sight ...

and those whom I love most are hurting too.

... but I'm seizing every moment of precious joy I see,

as it passes me in my crashing, whirling world,

and I'm calling it - precious grace.

~ Jean Marie ~

Isaiah 9:6