Greater Things

God made us for greater things: to love and to be loved. ~ Mother Teresa

Just a few more days of this month and these blogs related to either love or the heart will be done—bear with me. I had an interesting day. I was chatting with a mom about her daughter and the struggles the family is going through. I think teens today struggle with being loved. I struggled with that concept growing up. I was never a cool kid—or so I thought. A Facebook friend posted that she was getting together with school friends while home and said she was nervous that she was still the nerd she was back then. All these posts came saying she was not a nerd then or now. I have similar memories to being “nerdish” but I am not sure that my friends would agree either. Interesting how we see ourselves, eh?

I try hard to love the kids in my life, whether they are part of my professional or personal life. I see a lot of wounded creatures out there. I really want to infuse them with the ability to know they are loveable and worthy beings. I have my work cut out for me though. One nasty comment from a peer can erase any memory of an affirmation.

I listened to this mother until tears finally streamed down her face. She was telling me things, I suspect, that she had not yet confided to another non-family member. I wished with all my heart that I could take her pain away but knew that was not possible. I could only offer a safe space for the time we spoke and then pray for her. I also gave her a list of resources with which she was not yet familiar. She believes in God and trusts that all will be well.

God made us for greater things and yet sometimes, we are sidetracked. Today, I put aside my “work” and instead opened my heart to someone who needed it. I ended up paying attention to the greater thing without planning it.

Peace,

Suzanne