A single parent
working and raising a child.
A nurse saying ‘yes’
to a night shift, heart in.
A person working a job
they hate, to support others.
A client being honest,
asking for more support.
A partnership working
through challenges together.
A person experiencing mental
or physical illness, working through the day.
In all these things,
there is strength within.
But… sometimes we need
the strength of others.
It takes all the
strength we have left to ask.
To admit that you need
support from others.
Accepting that hand,
that arm, that great big hug.
But do not hesitate …
and ask without shame.
For me it means asking
for time off.
To admit that I need
others, like we all do.
Talking honestly,
listening openly, knowing that I am okay.
Recognising when, it
is time, to book that professional.
Of course, God turns
my weakness into strength.
He does not need me to
be everything, do everything.
In this there is reassurance…
here… in his strength I can rest.
