***Off Subject*** But, perhaps, for some of you, a namrless gift of LOVE.....(from ken)

[Guest guest]

Greetings!

" The Group " has grown so large..so many I don't know.

, But, I read your pain,uncertainty,and feel your fear, which grows.......

I'm but a humble Mountain Man,whose life was once the sea,

But love for a caring woman brought me where I be.

But, That's what's not important, here...it doesn't really matter....

I speak to you,with loving words,to those who's lives seem shattered.

I, too, rise with effort, to meet another day,

wond'ring at the twist of fate that left me with R.A.

Inside, you want to scream, sometimes,because you hurt so much,

taking medicines for pain,and yet, it can't be touched.

And how your life has turned around, twisted, in and out,

sometimes so frustrating you just want to scream and shout.

Your boss don't know, 'cause nothing shows,

your family doesn't understand, because you look the same.....

And it seems,sometimes,that NO ONE knows,

It doesn't matter WHAT you have.....it goes by many names....

My friend, I understand,you see....I, too, shed my tears,

and I am subject, also,to all that you now fear...

I spend most every day alone, often many hours,

Waiting for my Wife's return: and once again,life flowers....

It matters not you know me not....what matters is I Love you....

We share what most have no idea the damage it can do...

I plead with you,my friends,don't let the damage reach your

mind.

So, " They just don't get it " ...they see, but never find....

I KNOW,sometimes, depression calls...the lure is always there......

But, don't give in,and don't give up....there's folks like me who

CARE!

I'm just a humble Mountain Man,with not too much to give..

Home bound,'cause I can't afford a van, for my wheelchair......

But it stops me not,...I choose to LIVE.

And, for YOU ,I choose to CARE!

And when your pain is just so bad, it reaches to your

bones,

sit back, and try to close your eyes,

escape within your mind...just try..

Think of better times you've had.....and KNOW you're NOT

alone

For, somewhere,deep within these Mountains, there's someone

who loves YOU !

I'll pray for you, I'll hurt for you, and wish your pain,so bad,will

cease....

But, most of all,I'll wish for you to go " inside " ,

Where all your thoughts of better times can offer you your Peace!!!

*** I don't know exactly WHO I wrote this for...my writing

is a gift ,so that the Lord can come down, and enjoy His People, and offer

Healing ,

and when He " starts the Fire " , I just sit, and " let it Flow " , so to

speak.....

But, I WANT you ALL to know that I MEAN every word I have

written!!!

I don't care what you look like, where you live, how you live.....I

just care, deeply, that you are in such pain...and, I swear, if I only could, I

would reach out thru these " Invisible Boundries " ....and take your pain away. You

are alive..you share with us all a terrible affliction, in a world that doesn't

seem to care, anymore....but I do! And I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

Peace be upon you,and may

you awaken to a morning without this debilitating pain...and know that you ARE

loved!!!

Humbly,with all my

love to you......ken

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