I CAN'T... BUT

I can’t give solution to all of life’s problems, doubts or fear… But I can listen to you.

I can’t change your past with all its heartaches and pain or the future with its untold stories… But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can’t keep your feet from stumbling… But I can offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make or to judge… But I can only support you, encourage you and help you when you ask.

I can’t prevent you from falling away from friendship, for your values, from me… But I can only pray for you, and wait for you.

I can’t give you boundaries… But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.

I can’t keep your heart from breaking and hurting… But I can cry with you and help pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

I can’t tell you who to love… But I can love you and be your FRIEND.