We can’t but talk about the thing in front of us.
Surely if we have the privilege to speak we also have the responsibility of speaking things worthwhile; otherwise, we’re just wasting breath.
And no doubt this is a time when losing breath is a real and fearful thing.
I wouldn’t normally do this because the world is large and many people have many things to say about all that is happening in it.
But since we are talking about shame…my dear friend, I want you to know there is no shame in being afraid.
There is no shame in doubting.
There is no shame in being confused.
There is no shame in being angry.
In being frustrated.
In being worried.
In feeling lost.
There is no shame in feeling.
But please, hear me, none of that is sustainable living.
There is no shame in tears.
But at some point, the tears will go.
There is no shame in hands shaking, bile up your throat, stomach-churning anxiety.
But at some point, peace will come.
There is no shame in running scared and closing doors and closing all outside windows to the world.
But at some point, the door will have to open again.
And everything surrounding you may still bear the scent of fear and the mark of the unknown, but take heart, there is One who has overcome.
There is no shame in waiting.
But please, please, do not wait too long.
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