I
meet someone who stands a chance of becoming a friend. And the funny is
that in the world of domestic violence, people would assume that the
friendship is so much more than that. People forget that two people can
just be friends. Well the interesting thing is that the friend is
female and she is happily married. And honestly it is just a good thing
to have a friend. You know someone who you can convince to go out and see a movie or catch a meal with... or just talk to and pray with and for.
And that new friend said that to help others i what helps us heal...
And those words are so important to me right now. You see as of late I
have been feeling very hurt from people who I have thought were my
friend... people that are currently confusing me. And in many ways it
has created a question in my mind of the risk of friends in this
journey. And if people I am trying to help are really being helped or
if I am just a person who has sucker written on their forehead. And
letting people take from me what little I have left to offer.
And yet these words that I heard tonight are something that I pray is
true. I am hoping that maybe in the fact that I am starting to again be
willing to step out of the cocoon that I tend to withdrawal into. And
that maybe just maybe I will be guided by God for what is next... And
maybe I will be able to make it clear that friendships can just be
that... friendships. And that a victim of domestic violence isn't just
jumping from bed to bed in the hopes of a greater prize... We are
people who are being hurt by the one we love. And we know that we do
not need to put up with that kind of hurt anymore!
#friendship #abuse #love
