we can

I believe in love. 

And the hope love brings.

More than anything, thats what I believe.

And the power and strength in saying that, and living it- has become more evident to me in the past week than ever before.

I live with a Christian understanding and belief that God truly 100% no hallmark card-junk real deal loves me. I know that. But what has blown me away and has been so clear lately is the power in the unconditional love we can give to eachother. That we have the same ability to love that Jesus did.

There is a lot that comes with love.

Hope.

Patience.

Understanding.

Acceptance.

There is unexplainable pain in this world.

Suffocating injustice.

And hurt that seems...too strong for any one person to bear.

And the one thing I've learnt in that situations where devastation in its truest forms hits someone- someone close to you..

The only thing that makes sense...is love.

Our words, our powerful weighty words somehow seem- inadequate. And so easily swallowed by the darkness. A concept that has become very real to me lately.

I've learnt that sometimes the most powerful healings. The boldest acts of love. The most significant moments..

Happen in the silence. The late nights. Of sitting together. Running together. Dealing together. Facing the darkness- together. 

Love can take many forms. In acts, in words, gifts. 

But for me, this week- love has been all that we had to give.

And in that desperate, overwhelming, unconditional love- we saw hope.

A hope that could stand against any darkness.

I don't know where you're at. If you feel the weight of my words, or know the heart form which they're coming. But I've said the words, I've done the acts- and sometimes nothing seems enough. 

I've seen people try to say the right words to me. Step on egg shells around my pain, trying not to break anything. When all I've wanted is to lie in someones arms and just be. To feel hope, and love. Rather than trying to reason with our words.  I know that life is hard for most people most of the time. And that we don't always know our way back through the storm.

But love remains. And in that is hope.

Our love is powerful.

Our hearts are strong.

We can stand together. In the silence. In the storm. Through it all.