beginning

This is not soon as the previous entry suggested, but I feel compelled to write. About what? I'm not sure. Maybe the Lord's grace. Maybe His love. Maybe His hand of protection. Maybe all of these things taught through the blessings of a dear friend. God is good like that. He knows when we are unable to accept what He wants to say. He knows where to meet us and through whom we will be impacted. He sends us dear friends who will love us no matter what, who will speak truth to us even if it hurts. He sends us grace in the form of a devoted friendship, the kind where someone refuses to leave even under the pain they endure while lifting us up. That is sacrifice. That is a mere glimpse of God’s love, grace, and protection. I am beginning to grasp that. Slowly, but I am beginning.