Thank You, Jesus, for coming to heal the broken-hearted 💔 and to bind up their wounds. Your presence brings solace to those of us who feel shattered, offering a promise of restoration where despair once reigned.

My journey has been profoundly shaped by a tapestry woven with threads of pain — echoes of emotional neglect threaded through my earliest memories, accompanied by the sharp sting of relentless criticism, the confusion brought on by displacement trauma, and the heavy burden of betrayal, rejection, and abandonment at the hands of various carers and authority figures.

Yet, among these scars, the deepest wound that cuts through my soul like a silent knife was my brother’s silence. Thirty long years of estrangement, caused by a web of lies, have left an ache that words can scarcely capture. That unspoken rift turned into a quiet torment, a constant reminder of what I'd lost amidst the storms I had to weather, until the day he finally reached out to reconcile.

Those of us who are loyal often take things to heart. We invest ourselves wholeheartedly, and our commitment runs deep. My loyalty is steadfast, and I love without reservation. When people dismiss me, I find myself continuing to love from a distance. It’s simply who I am; writing off those who treat me unkindly is not in my nature. That’s why being ignored or overlooked by those I hold dear cuts particularly deep.

Time and again, You’ve stooped down to gather the fragmented pieces of my heart, piecing them together with a tenderness I scarcely understand. Your grace has been my refuge, a balm for wounds both old and raw. And yet, even now, there are moments when the smallest things — an unanswered text, a fleeting silence — can feel like daggers piercing my heart.

Such triggers resurrect the familiar spectres of rejection and abandonment, tugging at the fragile seams of my healing. It’s a reminder of how deep those wounds run, but also of how desperately I need Your continued touch to mend what remains broken.

Lord, my heart 💔 aches. Would You come again and bring Your peace and healing like only You can?