maybe they need you

So there is this person that doesn't hang out with you anymore.  Maybe a group that has left you behind.  You have felt a bit of rejection, you have felt set aside.  You wonder if you did something wrong.  Sometimes you have felt a little mad about it.  You wondered what happened.  Something turned in the relationship and now things are different.  You wondered what you did, you wondered if it was you, or your other friends, or your family or what.

You have thought many times about moving on.  Just let it go, you heard yourself say.  You might even have engaged in ignoring it.  You have begun to heal from the pain and the circumstance has a sense of distance to it.  You are feeling better. 

Today you have a new thought.  Maybe they are not rejecting you.  Maybe they are out there living life, and they feel funny too.  Maybe they moved on in their minds, but in their hearts they have not moved away.  Maybe they still love you and still need you.  Maybe one day they will lean back into your life.  If they do, what will your response be?  Will we hurt them back as we were hurt?  Will we ignore them so that they can enjoy the feeling?  Or is there a place in our hearts where Christ dwells, where he helps us understand that sometimes things change.  Sometimes change is beyond our control.  People need to be loved, whether they are hanging out with us or not.  They need our time and care.  I am sure there are many people that don't talk to God for a while and then after a time they ring him up to spend some time.  I am sure also that God opens the door and embraces them as an old friend come home.

Random thoughts.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.