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Tessa Morgan
I am posting because I do want to be held by this community, just not fixed by it. Quiet prayer, brief notes, or simply knowing someone read this would help.
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I need prayer, but I don't want advice right now
I am posting because I do want to be held by this community, just not fixed by it. Quiet prayer, brief notes, or simply knowing someone read this would help.
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Ruth Ellison
You are not a burden for needing support in a hard season.
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Joanna Cruz
Thank you for saying this out loud. You do not have to make the pain smaller to be cared for here.
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Joanna Cruz
It can help to name one practical need and one emotional need instead of trying to summarize everything at once.
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