The words
You said "I'm fine" three times today. I heard all three. I also heard the fourth answer, the one you never said out loud.
You've gotten good at it. The quick smile. The change of subject. I'm not asking you to perform for Me. I never was.
I'm not waiting at a distance until you're okay. I'm near the broken heart. I'm here now. You can stop carrying it alone.
A verse to hold on to
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18 (KJV)