Page 272 - Reason To Sing by Kelita Haverland

Reason To Sing

It’s hard for me, this I know for certain. Except I am on the
receiving end of indifference and it’s killing me.
“Bobby and I probably should never have gotten married.
We were just kids. Not much more than friends, really.”
“Oh, wow. Just friends? Never like madly in love even at
the beginning?”
“No, not really.” Poor Lenora sounds so resigned. And sad.
But I just cannot wrap my head around this. How can you
marry someone you aren’t in love with? “So why did you marry
him, do you think?”
“I wanted to get out of my house. And away from my
mother. I felt trapped at home.”
“Oh, okay, well that makes sense. No one likes feeling
trapped. I know what that’s like.” Boy do I ever!
I feel very bad for my friend. She never loved him that way.
And then married him? How sad is that? “I’ve been praying for
you guys,” I tell her kindly. And I mean it.
“Thanks, Kelita. I appreciate that.” I know she means it too.
Lenora always sounds sincere when I talk about my faith and
how much it continues to help me.
“If it weren’t for God, I honestly don’t know what I would
do right now. Ever since my car accident my whole life has
turned around in so many ways. I hope you can find strength in
God, Lenora. It’s helped me more than I can ever explain. You
just have to trust Him and let Him guide you through all of
this. That’s what I’m doing. As tough as it is for me right now,
I am totally trusting God will change Gord.”
I can tell she is really listening. And absorbing. I love that
about my friend. I truly want her to know what I’ve experienced
since becoming a Christian.

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