We all desire love; we are social beings who need each other. Even introverts (such as myself) want to feel real connections to at least some number of people; it is how we are wired, or made, to be.
Yet this is a world in which it is possible to be in the midst of a great crowd of people and feel completely alone, not understood and alienated. Facebook, for all of its charms and assets as a tool of connection, can still leave some people feeling unwanted and un-cared about.
Loneliness is the starvation of the heart; the aching hollow that makes us feel empty and shattered.
So if you want to make a difference to someone, love them.
Love them.
Listen to them (and pay attention.) Joke with them. Be there for them (even if it is through an electronic medium.) Sorrow with them. Rejoice with them. Know their likes and their dislikes, their joys and their disappointments.
That is how you help heal a broken heart. That is how you help restore dignity. That is how you lift them up. That is how you act as Christ to them, by showing them His love through you.
Yet this is a world in which it is possible to be in the midst of a great crowd of people and feel completely alone, not understood and alienated. Facebook, for all of its charms and assets as a tool of connection, can still leave some people feeling unwanted and un-cared about.
Loneliness is the starvation of the heart; the aching hollow that makes us feel empty and shattered.
So if you want to make a difference to someone, love them.
Love them.
Listen to them (and pay attention.) Joke with them. Be there for them (even if it is through an electronic medium.) Sorrow with them. Rejoice with them. Know their likes and their dislikes, their joys and their disappointments.
That is how you help heal a broken heart. That is how you help restore dignity. That is how you lift them up. That is how you act as Christ to them, by showing them His love through you.
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