(Some days there are important remindersâŚ)
âRESCUE, EXPLAINED…..
The neglect changes you.
The abuse hardens you.
The suffering breaks you.
The ignorance angers you.
The indifference disturbs you.
The injustice destroys you.
On a daily basisâŚyour faith will be tested.
Your heart will be wounded….
Your soul will be altered.
On a weekly basisâŚyouâll question yourself.
Youâll question your strength.
Youâll question the world.
On a monthly basisâŚyouâll fall down.
Youâll get up.
Youâll go onâŚ
On a yearly basisâŚyouâll look backâŚ
Youâll see facesâŚ
You couldnât save them.
Youâll learn to mourn.
To grieve.
To sob.
Youâll learn to trust a little less.
To do a little more.
To fight a little harder.
Youâll learn to try.
To hope.
To pray.
Youâll learn to fail.
To succeed.
To accept.
Youâll learn when to hold on.
When to give up.
When to let go.
Youâll learn who you are.
What you stand for.
Why that matters.
Then⌠at times⌠youâll forget why you matter.
Youâll question what youâre doing.
Youâll wonder if itâs worth it.
ButâŚhereâs the good news⌠When you forgetâŚ
When you questionâŚ
When you wonderâŚ
All you have to doâŚ
Is take a look aroundâŚ
And youâll see them.
Youâll see their faces.
Youâll see their smiles.
Youâll feel their love.
In their eyes, youâll see their journeysâŚ
Youâll remember their beginningsâŚ
Youâll know how far theyâve comeâŚ
Youâll remember when they didnât know youâŚ
When they didnât trust youâŚ
When theyâd given up.
Youâll remember how you healed themâŚ
How you loved themâŚ
How they loved you, too.
And as you look backâŚ
Youâll want to move forwardâŚ
For them⌠and because of them.
In your darkest hours, youâll look aroundâŚ
To find the differences madeâŚthe hope givenâŚand the lives savedâŚ
Because you existed.
In those moments, when you look into their eyesâŚevery doubt will be erased.
Every question will be answered.
Every worry will subside.
Because in that instantâŚin each of your heartsâŚ
You both share the very same thought: âEvery bit of pain was worth itâŚfor this moment here with you.â
And honestlyâŚno matter what else happensâŚ
Those moments hold all the strength you needâŚ
To keep going.
Rescue is pain.
Rescue is joy.
Rescue is worth itâŚbecause they are worth it.
And thatâs the honest truth.â
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