Quiet Desperation

I didn’t know what to say to the boy sitting in the seat next to mine crying. I didn’t know what was going on, or what’d just happened for him to be tucked deep into his hoody, and crying. all I know is that my heart was moved, I felt the Holy Spirit’s nudging to do something…and I did nothing.

Maybe that is a familiar scenario for you as well. They weren’t crying, they weren’t a 13-year-old boy, but you knew they were suffering. You knew they were existing in a quiet desperation. and still, like me, you did nothing.

I left that plane, knowing I should have said something. Something comforting…something meaningful, but for fear of looking foolish, or perhaps being embarrassed I missed a great opportunity to show the love of Christ.

This is reality. The entire world, even those that follow Jesus, are often existing in a quiet desperation. They suffer silently…quietly, and often, we pass them by or pretend we don’t notice and we miss opportunities to show the authentic love of Christ.

I want to want to show that love more. I want the world to know Jesus, in all His glory. I want to comfort those who mourn and suffer. I want to glorify God in all these things….I pray you will want the same.