near to the broken hearted...

He is near to the broken hearted...i know this to be true...and i am claiming it for several people in my life...

i don't know why bad things happen to good people...or why the opposite happens...what i do know...is that He is a just God...He hears the prayers of the lonely...the hurting...the ones who can't seem to catch a break...

sometimes there are no words...absolutely nothing you could say that would make someone feel a little bit better...or make them feel that somehow the load has gotten lighter...but i could claim His promises for them...when they don't have the strength to do it themselves...

so that is what i'm doing today...and everyday...thank you Lord...for Your loving kindness...for Your compassion...for "being there" when it seems like you are all alone...

i've been there...and i what i know...for sure...is that no matter how dark it got...You were there...be there now for my friends...you know each one by name...you know each circumstance...comfort them...as only You can do...