Hard today

God: I saw how hard today was for you.

You: I'm fine.

God: No you're not. And that's okay. You don't have to be fine all the time.

You: I just need to push through.

God: Or you could let yourself feel it. You've been holding it together for everyone else. You smiled when you wanted to cry. You showed up when you wanted to hide. You kept going when everything in you wanted to stop.

You: Someone has to.

God: But not at the cost of yourself. I see the weight you're carrying. I see the effort it took just to get through today. I see you pretending you're okay when you're barely holding on.

You: So what do I do?

God: Rest. Let yourself be human. Let yourself need me. You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to be strong right now. I've got you. Let me carry this for a while.

~jacqueline whitney