One of our Groovies is going through some family difficulties. As I've mentioned before, the majority of our group is in a blended family and blended families are hard work. They are based on a foundation of loss ~ the loss of a dream, the loss of the original family unit, the child's loss of a parent, the adult's loss of a spouse. Blended families carry baggage and if not dealt with in a loving and honoring way, the baggage weighs down the blended family ~ sometime to the point of destruction.
Okay, so it's one thing to know this truth, it's another thing to live it out. Old hurts come back. Old, ineffective ways of communicating continue. And we stumble. We stumble in spite of ourselves and our determination to do it "right" ~ to deal with a difficult situation in a loving and honoring way ~ to create an interaction between both "old" and "new" family members so that the everyone's needs are getting met and no one is being purposefully harmed.
We stumble. And our Lord God, in His grace and mercy, lifts us back up, brushes off the dirt, heals our cuts and embraces us in love.
I know that my Groovy friend is sad and dismayed at both the continued rancor between her and her ex, and her reaction to the current "flare-up." But I also know her heart. I know that she wants to do things differently. I know that she knows it is impossible without the help of her heavenly Father. I know she will lift her face towards Him and will open her heart as a receptacle for the love and grace she needs to deal with this troubling situation in a troubling world.
Lord God, thank you for your love, your mercy, your grace, your forgiveness. Thank you for walking along side my Groovy friend and picking her up when she stumbles. Thank your intimate involvement with this family.
This Groovy is also dealing with upsetting health news about one of her children. Would you please lift up this child in prayer that the final test results will be not what is feared?
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