The Prayers You Never Heard
Never be the reason someone has to cry while praying.
There is something painfully heartbreaking about knowing someone, somewhere, is asking God to heal them from the things you did.
Someone who used to close their eyes and prayed for nothing but the best things to happen to you, hoping that life would be kind to you.
But now, their prayers sound different.
Now, they find themselves asking God to let you understand what it feels like to be hurt the way you hurt them.
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And perhaps you’ll never know how many nights they spent questioning their worth. How many times did the question “Am I not enough?” haunt them?
You don’t always realize how much someone has hurt you until you find yourself sitting alone, with tears running down your face, trying to put into words they barely explain.
We are all human. We make mistakes, we hurt people, and sometimes we don’t realize the weight of our actions until it’s too late.
Because one day, they might finally choose themselves.
They might stop explaining, stop reaching out, stop making excuses for you, and stop giving you chances.
And when that happens, you might realize that someone like them doesn’t come around twice.
So, don’t let someone’s good heart become the reason you forget to treat it gently.
