Silent Suffering

So much for light & fluffy posts, huh?

I've noticed several of our beloved brothers & sisters really struggling lately--even more than usual.

Bur this is different.

There's a heaviness that seems to be hovering over them... A spiritual black cloud, if you will.

I'm sure you probably know some people like this. Is it just me or does there seem to be a seemingly-impenetrable coat of emotional isolation engulfing them?

Have you ever noticed that these beloved friends & family of ours seem to be drowning I'm their own silence?

Last Sunday, while I was preaching, I asked for a show of hands from people who felt like they were struggling--alone--with a particular issue. (I'm sure you've already guessed the next part, huh?) Hands went up all over the place. Most hands, in fact.

I had everyone look around & admonished them, "Look! You are NOT alone in your struggle!" I could see the light in some of their eyes & I could feel about a hundred different 2-ton weights collectively lift off the crowd.

Up to that point, almost every one of them thought they were alone--despairingly alone--in their struggle.

So they suffered. Alone. In their silence.

Man, I hate the devil!