Nothing Like

Lately, I've been realizing how much I've taken for granted in this life. There are still so many things that I don't realize just how blessed I am to have them. Food. Water. Money. Home. Family. Friends.

I have the best friends. They are absolutely incredible. And it pains me to think of life without them. I don't know exactly where I'd be without them. When I was young, I was hurt so badly by my friends that I was alone. Except for God. And when I turned to him, he gave me one friend. I don't find my identity or my foundation in my friends, but when I turned to God, he has in turn blessed me incredibly.

My friends, in turn, have brought me so much closer to God. They've shown me their weaknesses and their strengths and lent me strength in my own weakness. They are a blessing from God that I do not deserve. They are my sister by blood, my sisters in Christ, my brothers in Christ. They aren't just friends; they're family. And I know that I can count on them to help me through hard times. I think of how much God has used them in my life. I know that with God, I am never alone, and he has provided companionship and friendship for me through them .They are the best friends. And someday, our relationships might change with time and distance, but I know that our bond in Christ will hold us together no matter what might come our way. Friendship isn't easy, but it's worth it. It's worth every humble apology and painstaking conversation. So, the other day, I wrote this for them. About them. Love, the kind that Christ showed, is what keeps this world afloat in times of grief, sorrow, pain, suffering. Only he is truly capable of loving the way that love was made to be, but in loving like Christ as best we can, we can affect the world, one friend at a time.

Nothing Like

There's nothing like the pain
of this world,
that seeps through every crack
just like the inevitability of rain.

There's nothing like loss-
losing what you took for granted-
and it's gone, just like anything,
while gravestones hide under moss.

But then, there's nothing like the song
my heart sings-beautiful harmony
when laughing with friends
in hours short we wish were long.

Through the pain, what sets us free
is the love of One that suffered more,
and the love of the ones who know
when I want to laugh and still cry with me.