For the Ones Who Carry Too Much

 


Oh Lord

I am struggling

The pains of the past have returned

Not as they were

But dressed in new faces

Wearing different names

Still heavy

I try to speak my hurt

But my words disappear mid air

I raise my voice to help

To warn

To love

Yet it lands on deaf ears

Stubborn hearts

Closed minds

And I ask myself

Why do I keep doing this to me

I pulled back these past days

Chose silence

Not because I was weak

But because I knew

This was something I could face

Something I could solve

Still Lord

Only You can give me the strength

To move through this weight

The weight I carry for others

That was never meant to be mine

But I picked it up anyway

Mistaking responsibility for love

Mistaking sacrifice for purpose

Now I know

I must put it down

Help me release every burden

Mine and the ones I borrowed

Teach me how to be light again

Not hardened

Not heavy

But free

Walk with me through every hour

Hold my hand when my heart grows tired

Remind me that helping does not require

My depletion

I did not mean to drain myself

I only wanted to heal

But even healing hands need rest

So Lord

Teach me boundaries that are kind

Protection that is firm

Love that does not cost me my peace

Help me choose myself

Without guilt

Without fear

I ask for this

Humbly

Honestly

In Your name

Amen

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