Every Tear

I work with so many families these days where I wonder if change is going to happen. I can see the path they need to take, and I will be their guide if they will follow, but I cannot make it happen. Working with families can be tiring, exhausting and create burnout. The workers in and out of families lives is often so long the families don't bother to remember names. On the other side, workers become burned out and cynical to the point where it seems a game to see who can be the most skeptical regarding client changes because it seems there are so few. I have to say that seeing both sides of the equation it leaves me wondering. What will happen next? Is there a right individual? Playing different scenarios through my mind, I wonder about conflict between Christians. We believe that those who have placed their trust in Jesus Christ and accepted Him as their Savior will receive eternal life. What if they are unable to make relational repairs in this life? What will happen in the new earth?

When those who have carried such heartache and grief in their hearts be suddenly able to connect? What about those who have been abused? Will a parent and child find a healthy relationship in heaven? It's easy to assume that people who are seen as villains may not share eternity with us. I don't think its that simple. People are far more complex than any other creation. The relationships they engage in are no less so.

Sometimes all I know to do is focus my eyes on Him. Dealing with pain and suffering may be my profession, but I do not have the cure. Only He does.

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”Revelation 21:4