an instrument of Thy peace

As you know, I had to transit in Singas for a day before coming home. My dear, dear friend allowed me to bunk at her place. Even though she had to go to work in the morning, she waited for me to arrive and took me out for breakkie. Such a sweetheart. Anyway, while she was at work, I made myself comfy on her bed and went into a deep, deep slumber. Aaahh.. bliss.

Thing is, I could feel a sense of loneliness and despair while lying down. I knew my friend was going through a tough patch but I never would've imagined myself feeling her sorrow. I felt as if a thousand tears have been shed on that very spot. When I closed my eyes, I could see her choking on her tears.

Upon waking up, I decided to browse. As I neared her bedroom door, an overwhelming sense of peace washed over me. I turned to my right and saw this stuck on the side of her cupboard...

God, make me an instrument of Thy peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury... pardon;
Where there is doubt... faith;
Where there is despair... hope;
Where there is darkness... light;
Where there is sadness... joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

I didn't have a chance to relate my story to her.I wish I did.I wanted her to know that the Lord sees each tear she has cried and knows the pain she's experiencing, that even though at times she may feel she's all alone in this big cruel world, she's not, that there is still hope and she doesn't have to go out to look for it because He's right there waiting with wide opened arms.

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."

- Psalm 91:1

Have faith and keep believing, *A.