Alone
My feet hit the pavement for my morning walk, but it's not nearly as much fun without my boyfriend. Taking every thought of quitting captive, I persevered and asked the Father what business he had today. (My usual question for my husband.)
A woman, who was plugged into her head phones, passed by and said, "Awe, all alone." That tugged at my heart. Sensing a bit of sarcasm, I wondered if I was widowed, divorced or single (as she is) if she would have said that to me.
Only a few yards further, I passed the home of a widower whom I have rarely seen come out of his house. With a theme of loneliness on my heart I began to pray for a friend who called recently to say her husband had asked for a divorce. Whew. These thoughts weren't putting a bounce in my step.
As I watched the pavement pass below me, I remembered walking to elementary school. The walk always started off alone, until I met my girlfriend a few blocks down the mountain. The return wasn't as lonely, as it ended in my grandmother's kitchen eating a Kool-pop. I hoped she looked forward to those afternoons as much as I did.
I"m thinking back now, who were the kids who walked alone to school. The ones who had no friends with whom to laugh. When their lunch bag ripped, no one stooped down with them to help gather things up.
Ugh...here comes the assignment. I had no clue where these thoughts were headed. Two weeks ago, I sat beside an area principal at a wedding. Now I know, I'm to seek out a lonely one and make a difference. Maybe there is a child who has no one to pound the pavement towards the playground with after school. Could there be a need for a lonely little hearts club (led by Jesus, not Sgt. Pepper) in your community?
The Lord God said,
"It's not good for the man to be alone.
I will make a helper suitable for him."
Genesis 2:18
