"When it is hard to make sense of all you lost and all you missed, the beautiful thing is...you don’t have to."

When it is hard to make sense of all you lost and all you missed, the beautiful thing is...you don’t have to. Instead, you can focus on this new day that has just been given to you, and rest in sweet assurance, that even in the little things, Light is still pouring through.

There are so many things in this life that cause us to feel that we have to have an answer or a witty response for every little thing we are going through. Even the most simple question of, ‘how are you,’ is often loaded with an unspoken expectation to answer in a way that makes us seem like everything is alright, or we are at least working on it making it to be that way. To answer that question with an “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure” might leave the other person unsure of what to say.

But the thing is, perhaps that’s exactly it...maybe we do not always have to know what to say. Maybe beyond the questions we ask and the answers we give, there is all this other space to slow down and live in the moment, and just be at peace without having a solution for everything right now. Maybe this is all about trusting and believing that even though we have come across the kind of worries that are so much greater than us, by grace we can believe in what is greater, even in things unseen.

Wherever you are right now, may you start to find yourself in a place that allows you room to breathe and be free from the burden of having everything figured out. May you find that you can absolutely give your all in this life without knowing how it all works out. You can still trust and believe in what is greater than you even when you are climbing the greatest mountains of your life. Because that’s what hope looks like, running like a river through the wild of the desert canyons of your heart...revealing that even in the driest place, there is comfort to be found.

So whether you are grieving or missing what you used to be, know that it is okay if you happen to be moving a little slower in the space. You are still wrapped in grace, even when you cannot find the right words to say. You are still free to experience peace, even when the brokenness is healing. Don’t let the rush of life rush you in this season. The world may move on, but so will you...at the pace in which you were meant to.

You do not have to make sense of everything right now. You do not have to rush your way up this mountain. Light is still pouring in here, and within it there is room to let go of the fear that you are not where you need to be if you are still needing time to heal. Rest in the sweet assurance that you are learning and you are growing, in the grace, in the Light. And if the process seems a little slower these days, that is entirely alright.