Congrats to your mother!
OMM: Feeling really down right now. Not sure why, but today has been a struggle. I should be feeling thankful, but instead I'm feeling lonely and empty. I pray for the Lord to fill this void and take away my loneliness.
Jesus loves you.
I've seen the light of Christ come from you on this forum more times than I can remember. You're cherished by God, his child, and loved. I know this, from my heart and soul I know this.
I can relate on the empty feeling. I often feel very empty too, including right now if I focus in on it - it's often there in some form.
You're my sister in Christ. I hope all the best things for you just as I hope all the best things for myself, there's no difference, we're one body in Christ, the church.
The church loves you, even those who don't know you. The church longs for you, the church cherishes you, you're welcome in the church's eyes, your honored and you're our sister and friend.
We sometimes fail to live as one as Christ has called us to, to love as deeply as Christ has called us to, to love a genuine love from the heart as we are commanded to. If the church did as Christ commanded, fully, we would never be alone or feel alone. It's partially the church's fault the way you are feeling right now, our sins. Forgive us. Not just me, not just Christians on CF, but Christians you go to church with and those in the world who aren't loving as Christ has called us to love.
We're all in this together, for better or worse. Christ prayed that we all be one, so that is what we are, as Christ's prayer cannot fail.
Merry Christmas sister. I pray Christ blesses you on his holy day.