Tuesday, September 26, 2017

What do you do?



What do you do
when you are just that tired,
oh so tired,
and your neck hurts
because you threw it out whilst fumbling a tiny pot of eye cream
during your morning ablutions?

When you are parched with thirst
but too tired to get a drink,
because it's so much work to find a way
to balance the glass
and avoid leaving wet rings on furniture.

When you need a walk
but a walk sounds ghastly,
 although you usually like walks,
but not today
in this sweltering Indian summer heat.

Too tired to type.
The letters keep coming up wrong.

Too tired to read, 
but perhaps you will try.

Too tired to initiate a project.
Too tired to make an appointment.
Too tired to carry the laundry downstairs.

Yet, the sun is high,
shining up a bright and fancy day
totally inappropriate for napping.


3 comments:

Pauline said...

I feel your pain ...Son Doug is having surgery to remove a kidney today...I'm just waiting on the LORD and grateful that He understands my helplessness. Praying right now for YOU also. ~~ Pauline

Gloria H. said...

I can so relate to everything you describe! The last few days have been pain-filled ones for me with much profound fatigue and sickness. So the answer to your beginning question is, "Nothing." And I keep trying to tell myself that doing nothing at these times is OK. That God accomplished all that was necessary to be done, so that I can just rest, until He provides a better day. Praying that you will have a stronger day soon. Gloria

Ruthie said...

Thank you for your kind words, Pauline and Gloria.

I feel better today.

We don't wish misfortune or discomfort on anyone, and yet, when we are struggling, it is comforting to know that we are not alone, isn't it? I guess it makes sense that compassion is born out of personal struggling with difficulty. "Com" means "with," and "passion" is about feelings. So, to have compassion means to feel along with someone else, what the other person is feeling. You can't do that if you've never felt similar things, experienced similar trouble. This is part of what helps us embrace our suffering, the knowledge that God will help us use it for good to comfort others in the future.

Thank you for caring. Thank you for being transparent. Thank you for being non-judgmental of me.