It was night when Jesus was betrayed by the very persons he considered his friends. He trusted them; he shared life with them; he accompanied them; taught them all about himself and treated them as his own, yet they turned their backs on him. It must have been painful to experience betrayal. Yet we must not forget that it was also night when Jesus accepted the Will of God "not my will but thine" and thus saved us... because He loves.
To the reader that is grieving the lost of someone that used to share the joy of life with and is experiencing darkness; in search for an answer and is hoping for the dawn to come, I would like to offer this reflection. You have loved and you still have that love in you. To love is wonderful. You were betrayed but you did not betray the person. Nothing was taken away from you. You are whole even the pain is there. Jesus was betrayed too but He loved his friends to the end even they turned their backs on him. "Forgive them they know not what they do" he said. There are things that sometimes hard to understand or maybe bound not to be understood. Maybe it is better for you not to know the reason. By not knowing, it will not hurt you more and maybe this is the reason why the person has decided to leave; cut off any communication or did not want to say a word or did not intend to tell you the reason for leaving. It hurts but it could be that the person does not want to hurt you more. The love you've given the person is still in you and you chose to continue to remember the love and the good memories. You do not hate the object of that affection. You are on the right track of being free. Forgive the person; pray that the person may find peace and happiness and by doing so you will set yourself free. Know that Love is the GIFT you are searching for and you have it in you. Keep on loving for love alone can save. Offer that love that was betrayed to Love Himself who accepted to be betrayed because He loves. Tomorrow will come and you will see the dawn that gives you hope for only love conquers darkness. The Passion of Christ was only a prelude to His Resurrection. Your faith is being put to the test but with Love himself within you? You are safe, you have put your trust to someone who will always be faithful and will never abandon you. Because He loves you!
By the way, it was also night when Jesus came to the world. I believe in God's plan He chose to come in the darkness of night so that the world can see fully His Light. Light that will guide the world to the path of life, peace and true joy -Jesus. A blessed Christmas to you.
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