Through the Break

I get so overwhelmed. 

I’m sure you do too.

Happens to all of us, I would guess. 

Today was that time. 

And, nothing miraculous came from it.

Just a hard, long, tiring day. 

But in the end,

there was an end.

If the day ending is the one thing you can look forward to,

That is not always a bad thing.

Sometimes, life stretches to our limits. 

God stretches us to our limits.

He wants to hear us say “please! carry me! I have no strength left.”

That is how I felt today. 

Wall

after wall

after wall

after wall. 

Over

and over

and over 

again.

Yes, a long day it was. 

So when you have these long days, 

When your head looks towards heaven, 

When your eyes fill with tears,

Quiet, almost silent pleas are offered.

The tears will come.

They will flow,

They will fall.

That’s okay. 

When we feel broken, this is a time for renewal. 

Stronger prayers,

Mightier calls,

Heavier burdens,

Stronger backs. 

This is the start of something new

This is the start of you.

And, I don’t think you’ll recognize this one

This version of you.