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Hi @Rosemary4 .

I consider that Philippians passage to be my "social media manifesto". There's so much junk and negativity online, it's good to counter it with a bit of beautiful, true, excellent, commendable etc. 😊

Lovely OLD HYMN 🎶

Jesus said: “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ... Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me. For i am meek and lowly of heart, and you will find rest for your soul...

Matthew 28

@Rosemary4, I agree it's important to acknowledge pain, but somehow also to not suffocate under trying to carry others' pain, or your own for that matter. It's tricky when you see other people saying "You've got this!" when the person in question is feeling overwhelmed and not at all as if they've "got it". Sometimes it's best just to empathetically agree that yep, it's hard, but to offer to "stand with" the person as far as is possible. And then I'll try my best to remember to pray for them... because honestly, their wellbeing is something I can only partially contribute to at best. God knows their heart and knows their hurt better than anyone, and he's big enough to carry it. I'm not. xx
I guess my "manifesto" is in some ways for myself. Trying to remember the importance of "looking up" and looking for the good things, rather than getting so drawn down by sorrow and pain and damage that I can't even see the good anymore. If presenting social media posts that are about good and beautiful things helps others out as well, all the better.

I hear you @Smc, makes sense what to say. I need to openly acknowledge more I think "that's hard" is a safe reply.

This thread, should be hopeful at least.

I'm flat today

realising my inadequacies

and being someone nobody wants to be around.

Not rejection so much, but time, and how people just prefer to be elsewhere.

All of them

Any time I think is perhaps an obligation, duty, pity :face_with_rolling_eyes: maybe

or so it seems

Talk about cold reality

Where does one go with such darkness

Life's just not what I expected

Denial is the only way, switching back to pretending (though exhausting it be)

keep trying, believing, hope...

Anyway, just came here SF for company, nice to see your msg

Life's just not what I expected today 😢

Sending you lots of tender hugs @Rosemary4 ❤❤

@Smc , @Faith-and-Hope , @pjc1965 , @tyme

xx @Rosemary4, take care.

Hey @Rosemary4, days when you feel life is not what you expected, and it is disappointing, those are very dark days. I am on the forums tonight, thinking of you and here with you. Here for a chat if that’s what you want, but just know that I’m here for you xxx

Sunshineandsea

Hi - Anglican here. I don’t think denominations are important in terms of salvation, but for some reason, I still call myself Anglican!

I once saw a wonderful take-off of those inspirational verse artworks. I must find it again, but it was a heart artwork and in it, in beautiful calligraphy, was “then he took up his k**** and cut his concubine into twelve parts”. (That’s from Judges, where the Israelites behaved very badly.)

It was supposed to be saying that, whilst the inspirational snippets of scripture make us feel good, the bible needs to be reckoned with fully.

Anyway, hope you’re having a good weekend and will have a restful Sabbath tomorrow