All Apologies.

Everyone's first reaction to hearing someone's lost a loved one is "I'm so sorry"....which seems absurd at first. However, I think it reveals a deep truth. We know in our souls that the problems in this world....evil, sickness, and yes, even death...are partly our fault. We messed up God's perfect world. So, in that phrase, we're admitting that we're the issue. We're subconsciously acknowledging our failure. Just an interesting observation.

I can't take all the credit. One of the pastors at my home church, Mike Breaux, was talking about how despite the fact that God is good, there is suffering and pain. I just applied it to my life right now.

I've taken to replying simply with...."Me too"....because I don't know what else to say. Thank you? No, I don't want to thank someone for being sorry. I'm agreeing with them. I'm sorry too....sorry we live in a world where this exists. I'm sorry I'm part of the problem. I'm sorry I can't fix me, nor you. I'm sorry we can't find a cure for the pain. I'm so completely, totally, unbelievably apologetic. ~C.