Food for Thought
June 16, 2008 |
After the divorce, I moved in with my parents for financial reasons. Their yard was dotted with tall trees where birds performed tiny morning symphonies outside my window. Every evening I watched the sinking sun light up their lawn with a golden glow. Somehow, admiring the strength of their huge oak tree gave me incredible comfort. Life did go on - leaves fell, birds sang, squirrels rummaged. And as each day passed, I realized I could go on, too.
My pain made me poignantly aware of what I usually take for granted - the orange glow of a sunset, family members, friendships, each breath.
Slowly I healed. Work gave me purpose. Memories of the marriage faded. Soon I was able to go through an entire day with true and sustained joy. I started to feel whole again as God renewed me.
Undoubtedly what comforted me most during the heartache of my divorce was God's constancy. Though the world around me was virtually unrecognizable, he never changed. My divorce made this truth clear: People may disappoint, hurt, and betray me, but God won't ever let me down.
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Posted by Bonnie McMaken on June 16, 2008
Comments
Thanks to this person for sharing these memories and letting us "inside" this poignant experience. I'm not divorced and don't know its unique hurts, but all of us can identify with pain, and the way God is constant through it. I, too, find comfort in the expression of God's character in nature. God bless you.
Posted by: Hollie on June 13, 2008