The Broken and The Holy

Not just one drug

but all I can name

She knows her friends

are not friends

Guys she believed were friends

and sad at the same time

gave her drugs

There was a cost

She started selling drugs

She was caught

She now offers personal favors

for drugs

I stopped by her attic apartment

bringing groceries

She had lost weight

She invited me in

I was surprised

She was playing Christian music

with large Bible laying open

She had been praying

I asked if she had time

for a visit

After talking awhile

she closed her eyes and prayed

Jesus

Thank you for keeping me alive

Thank you for this food that was given to me

I know these drugs are a habit

I am ready to give them up

Please help me

make it through each day

Until then

give me strength

one day at a time

Afterwards we sat in silence,

her eyes meeting mine

her tears turned into a smile

I assured her

Jesus heard her prayers

She will be in my prayers

day and night

Jesus

I left her apartment

inspired

What can I do to help her?

By Jim Wortham

He tells me

“The Drink” has taken over my life

Years of his own praying

did not end the habit.

He continues

I was fighting “The Drink” when we met

He asked me to pray for him

Ministers I confided in have prayed for me

This will sound strange

I hope you will understand

God directed me to call you tonight for prayer

Please keep me in your prayers each day

I think God plans to use you to help me

Give up the drink.

We finished talking about the past year

his is very successful

We joked and laughed

he has a great sense of humor

As we ended our conversation

He prayed for me and I prayed for him

Jesus

Please deliver my friend

from “The Drink”

     By Jim Wortham

My morning seems broken

Did not want to get out of bed

Food has no flavor

I swallow multivitamins

instead of eating

I stare out the window

it is peaceful out there

but very cold

I will stay in

turn the phone off

It is a day to be alone

with my thoughts

to direct me

do nothing

or something

Maybe today is

for talking with Jesus

I do not need to turn my phone on

Hello Jesus

how are you today?

I feel I am at an amusement park

ready to be thrown off a merry-go-round

I am trying to keep up with life

with the obligations

I have accepted

Help me set down

the things others have asked of me

I cannot stand much longer

under the weight of the demands

Help me set down the projects

         that burden me

and walk away

I need time alone

I need time with you

Help me say no

when I need to say no