He remembered her hesitant smile and the startled look whenever he breached her considerable defenses. Sometimes it was just a word or a look that did it unexpectedly, and he had felt elation during those moments, as though he, and not God, had accomplished the impossible. Lowering his head, Michael wept.
Yes, he learned he was powerless. He learned a man can live after woman breaks his heart. He had learned he could live without her. ‘But, oh, God, I’ll miss her until I die.’ He would feel this ache inside himself, wondering if she was all right, if she was taking care of herself, if she was safe from harm. Reminding himself that God was watching over her, too…
- from REDEEMING LOVE by Francine Rivers
{So feeling the aching truths in this quote tonight.}
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