APRIL 3, 2023
By the time you are reading this, you already have an idea of the devastation. Nobody could have prepared you for the things you are now facing. Your beautiful heart was created for both joy and sacrifice, but nothing within all of who you are has been created to sustain this. This isn't how it was meant to be!
In the days and weeks to come, I know you will be led to sort through the confusing clues that lay before you. While your heart may feel feeble now, it won’t be long and a new strength will arise for you to choose. If you want it. If it comes with hope, I want you to know it is up to you to choose to accept that too. Help will arrive to show you how to use it.
The devastation you have been dealt may be followed up with additional aftershocks. Don’t be caught unaware. I want you to know you are not alone. Your heart has been shattered to pieces, but the world you live in has not exactly learned how to care for the wounded such as yourself. There are many who cannot endure your pain. There are those who are close to you who will not have the strength or the will to hold you up. To survive, many will need to force you down. For them, it will be necessary to look to you to solve this great injustice and build back the damage that was caused in “their” world. I hope that, in time, you will be able to see this for what it is and secure the courage to remember your first damage assessment – this was not your fault! It won’t be easy.
Take your time. Take a deep breath as much as you can. It is not as though the beloved bride you once thought you were has let herself down. May that never be a thought! No, the truth is that you were blinded to things that were there all along, things you could not have changed and could not have stopped. This storm came unannounced and without permission. Still, your white lace dress and soft sheer veil are more than mere symbols in the wind of who you thought you were. You, O beloved bride, are valuable more than ever! You're just going to have to embrace this like never before. Did you know you could do that?
Look up now! Help is coming. Don't let the blame in. It isn't yours to carry. Keep your eyes open. It won't look like this forever.
I will see you soon,
Compassion
Dear Betrayed Bride,
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