Job's comforters

Be brave Don't cry And don't ask why it hurts. Don't say it hurts. Dry your eyes. Don't show your pain. Hide pain with lies - "It doesn't hurt" "It doesn't matter" "I understand" "I've overcome" "I have forgiven" Wounds healed, scars cosmetically concealed. And the damage beneath...? That rarely shows. It hurts to laugh but no one knows. You know Lord. You care. Right now I don't feel it. But I know you're there, And the pain is real. It hurts! It matters! I'm not okay, I don't understand, And you may have overcome, but I... I'm angry, I'm upset, And they just tell me to smile, to sing to you, to praise you, Underneath my sufferings, beneath the blanket of pain, that muffles your voice, I am praising you Lord. Can you hear? I think you can Lord. I think you care. Right now I can't hear you, but I know you're there. And I trust you. but... And I love you, but... And I need you. And I need to feel your arms around me. And they just tell me to smile, to hold out my hands, to wait for you, to receive all your healing. And they pray. And they wait. And they leave. And I'm still hurting. And still waiting. And still seeking. And I don't see you, but you're there And I know that you care And I love you, but... And I need you. And I need to feel your arms around me. And they just tell me to smile, to hold out my hands, to wait for you, to receive all your healing. And they pray. And they wait. And they leave. .. And I'm still hurting. And still waiting. And still seeking... And I don't see you, ..but you're there. And I know that you care ... ... ... [fade]