{"id":599,"date":"2002-08-22T21:29:06","date_gmt":"2002-08-23T01:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/?p=599"},"modified":"2002-08-22T21:29:06","modified_gmt":"2002-08-23T01:29:06","slug":"599","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/?p=599","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Another day, another post&#8230;.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>So this&nbsp;has been&nbsp;a pretty interesting week.&nbsp; Not really in a good way, but&#8230; I dunno&#8230; most of it hasn&#8217;t been in a bad way either.&nbsp; Kind of a little of both, I guess.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>However, it did all start BECAUSE of a really bad thing.&nbsp; But I think a lot of good has come from it, in my life, personally.&nbsp; I am still far from happy about the fact that it happened, and wish it hadn&#8217;t, and I&#8217;m still hoping that it will get resolved&#8230;&nbsp; but I am at this point changed because of it, and I believe that the change is for the better.&nbsp; I would like to once again thank everyone who I talked to concerning the matter&#8230;.&nbsp; while I don&#8217;t think any of you really read this too often&#8230;.&nbsp; you made the change possible, because I never would have figured a lot of this out without your insight&#8230;.&nbsp; and while a lot of it still doesn&#8217;t make sense to me.. i guess that&#8217;s ok.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>The thing that has made me the most comfortable about this situation&#8230; and the reason I am not like&#8230;&nbsp; as bummed out and stuff as I think people would normally expect&#8230; is because I have really seen the hand of God at work this week&#8230;. which is really what has made it so interesting.&nbsp; It has been a bit of a while since I have really seen God move in my life&#8230; and I think maybe this whole thing had a lot to do with Him getting my attention.&nbsp; That doesn&#8217;t make it any easier, but I believe that God can heal that which has been broken&#8230;&nbsp; and I also know that I will not fall into the same place I was beforehand if this were to work out.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&#8220;I guess the cup is only useful \/ for the hollow of it&#8217;s shape \/ the brokenness in me is the need that holds Your grace&#8221;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>So the only problem is from here I don&#8217;t yet know where to go.&nbsp; I have kind of a complete lack of patience&#8230;.&nbsp; and having to wait for someone else to make a move can be pretty hard for me.&nbsp; and there&#8217;s also always the potential that I could have to decide based on this moment&#8230;&nbsp; there is no guarentee that another move will be made.&nbsp; Not that I really get that much of a choice at that point&#8230; but there is a bit of one to make.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Through much prayer, I am stronger today then I was yesterday&#8230;.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&#8220;<SPAN class=white8>You slipped from my arms, I knew you had to go.<BR>Such a heavy heart, who could hope to hold?<BR>And I know where you&#8217;re going, and that&#8217;s the hardest part.<BR>No matter where tonight ends, you won&#8217;t escape your broken heart.<BR><BR>Stay a while.<BR><BR>Helpless for the words, and it tightens up the air.<BR>It&#8217;s not what you deserve, it&#8217;s not for lack of care.<BR>Inside of me is screaming out, I&#8217;m praying for my prayers.<BR>Distracting and unworthy of each and every burning tear.<BR>Seems insincere.<BR><BR>Do I see God in all of this? Maybe all along.<BR>It&#8217;s just that we&#8217;re so small, and simply not as strong.<BR>Strong like wings of silver, and feathers made of gold.<BR>To carry heavy hearts, to cover all our helpless souls.<BR><BR>To cover all of us.<BR><BR>Under wings of Gold and Silver, sometimes we have to hide.<BR>For shelter from this bitter winter, at least tonight.<BR><BR>(If it were mine to give I&#8217;d give you your own time<BR>Turn it back or forward whatever you decide)<BR><BR>Stay a while.&#8221;<\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN class=white8>-&#8220;Gold and Silver,&#8221; by Stavesacre<\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another post&#8230;. So this&nbsp;has been&nbsp;a pretty interesting week.&nbsp; Not really in a good way, but&#8230; I dunno&#8230; most of it hasn&#8217;t been in a bad way either.&nbsp; Kind of a little of both, I guess. 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