On this journey you will have dark days. But God will always send rays of hope…
(Picture by Lisa R.)

Loooong day today. Sometimes that just how it goes. I complained a lot, but every (single)  time my heart was pricked. God gently reminded me of why I do what I do. Patients need help and no matter how crumby I feel my day is going, it will never compare to hearing you have cancer…and it has spread. So I take the rough days and the not so rough days. I am thankful that I am allowed to help someone that is in need. Today I had a conversation with a co-worker about how we tend make it all about ourselves when other people are in pain. Nothing irks me more than when someone is in agony and they just need someone to be on their side, only to hear phrases like: “When this happened to me….” Today God used the day as a lesson. I wanted to make it all about me, about how irritated I was that the day exploded. But it’s NOT about me. On this journey we will be tempted to comfort others by talking about ourselves (would you find it comforting if someone did that to you?). The Bible says weep WITH those who weep, and laugh WITH those that laugh. Experience it with them. DON’T take it away from them. It is not always about you (no matter what your mama said).

“Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15, NLT).

So what am I thankful for today? That I am learning it’s not about me (although there are days I really want it to be).