Exhaustion

Exhaustion

A man who has worked his whole life to provide for his family only to lose everything with one sentence, “We are closing the business”.  Leaving him exhausted.

A woman who has spent her whole life raising her children to one day wake up alone in an empty house with all her hard work just hopes and dreams but no guarantee they listened, leaving her exhausted.

A child who struggles every day to survive her parents abuse watching wondering if it well ever get better. Going to bed exhausted every night from fear.

A lady in the nursing home trying to remember faces and names or where she is, finding the exhaustion too much and wishing it were over.

A parent watching their children travel in circles making right hand turns when the left is where they should be traveling, finding it impossible to sleep knowing they can’t make the turn for them. Exhaustion is how the morning begins.

A man on the corner standing with a sign for hours in hopes of a hot meal or a bed to sleep in, too exhausted to stand and walk for a handful of change.

A family suffering grief and the loss of loved ones, drained from the thoughts of, would have, could have, and should have, exhausting all their energy to love again afraid to lose again.

A world growing tired and week from all the bad, looking for a break in the curse too exhausted to make a small change let alone a hard change.

A husband and wife fighting the same fight so long that the fight seems to be winning both wanting the same end result too exhausted to see the solution.

A doctor working days on end in an emergency room full of gunshot wounds, abused women and children, drinking and driving victims and a never ending supply of hurt and pain, Exhausted to the bone  seeing no end in sight drained of emotion and hope for change.

A minister preaching the message, finding the audience getting smaller and smaller, exhausting all of his faith and words never giving up, filled with energy from above but fatigued and worn out.

As humans we find ourselves getting tired and frail. We are exhausted and depleted. Often feeling consumed and out of energy. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, man or woman, mother of father, husband or wife, parent or child or all alone. This world is wearing us out. I find my strengths and energy is completely dependent on my faith and belief that it will get better. On those days when I don’t feel like I can function I turn to my hopes and dreams and remember that no matter how tough and worn out I am all I have to do is ask God for a hand and he will be there.