The Fellowship of the Broken

I have joined the Fellowship of the Broken

Where the torment in my soul may be spoken.

No hiding- no masks- no religious tokens- 

in the Fellowship of the Broken.

No pretending all is okay when it’s not:

no assuming that I won because I fought.

Pretty-pretty jargon is not what was bought- 

for the Fellowship of the Broken.

Thrust into the fellowship of the broken-

In death and dying, silent words were spoken.

The dreams and goals, the past and future- 

broken 

BROKEN. 

Broken,

broken…

and yet hope,

and yet Hope;

HOPE: spoken…

We have hope-

we, who have 

been broken. 

We have fellowship with others,

with our sisters and brothers, whose pain may not be like our own,

yet gives respite; for in this,

in this brokenness, We are not alone. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~jth 3/16/2017

1st Peter 4:19…let those who suffer according to God’s will, entrust their souls to a faithful creator…. 

Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit. 

Psalm 56:8- …you have put my tears in a bottle; are they not in a book?

Author: Jana Horton

I write to soothe my soul. I empty my words onto napkins, scraps of paper, receipts... anything really. When I was very young my mom told me to stop writing on my hand. I never did. I write on it to this day. I’ve lost so many scraps of Self on soggy napkins; I’ve yet to lose my hand. The words I scribble there may wash off, but since they are inscribed in my soul, once they are released, from heart to hand, I am allowed to let them go.

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