Living in triumph over Loneliness

August 19, 2019

Rev. Dr. Jimmie Hicks, Jr.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO FEEL LONELY. IT’S A HOLLOW EMPTINESS, A FEELING OF ISOLATION AND DISCONNECTION. AND WE DON’T EVEN HAVE TO BE… BY OURSELVES TO EXPERIENCE IT. WE CAN FEEL LONELY IN A RELATIONSHIP, IN A CROWDED ROOM, EVEN AMONG FRIENDS. A LOT OF SUICIDAL AND DEPRESSED PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH LONELINESS IT’S A SICK FEELING IN THE STOMACH, THAT A TUMS WON’T CURE. IT’S AN ANXIETY THAT DOESNT GO AWAY, BUT REMAINS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME IT’S A SHARP PAIN THAT GOES THROUGH YOU WHEN YOU HEAR AN OLD SONG OR THINK OF AN OLD MEMORY. IT’S A SUBTLE STRESS THAT QUIETLY WEARS YOU DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE NO ENERGY OR ENTHUSIASM.