Scars

My scars hurt today.

Grief is not something that ever disappears.

It is always there.

 

It isn't always painful,

the open gash heals,

a scar forms,

but the scar is always there,

always visible if you look at it.

Sometimes it is painless.

Sometimes it is an itch or an ache.

Sometimes it flat out hurts.

 

There are different kinds of grief,

but the in the end,

there is always a scar.

 

The month of May put a lot of scars on my heart.

Today is one of the two most painful May scars.

Today it hurts.

 

And that's okay.

 

 

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

~~ Psalm 34:18 ~~

 

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

~~  Matthew 4:4 ~~