Broken People

What can you say to someone so broken she's been crying for weeks? What do you say to someone who's daughter won't speak to her? What do you say to someone who's mother won't speak to her either? What do you say to someone who has no food, no water, no health insurance, and no money because her same daughter filled out the government papers wrong? What do you say to someone who can't even eat what food is left in her house? What do you say to someone who's mom won't even let her take a shower in her house? What do you say to someone who's so broken?
I didn't know what to say to her. She's 47, I'm 18, anything I said wouldn't have any weight. "Oh, don't worry, things'll turn up!" doesn't mean anything, they're just empty promises. She's been through Hell and back. She didn't even know if she wanted to live anymore after her daughter left without a "goodbye" or a single look back. True, she wasn't ever on the list of "Best Mom's in America," but not even the crappiest mom on earth deserves such torment from her own family. She has no one to turn to, and she knows that solemn fact.
But it struck me as odd, that she was so strong in our 20 minute conversation today. She told me, she knew that things would get better, that it always happened that the hard times gave way to the good. I could see it in her tear filled eyes, that although it didn't resolve any of her pain, she believed what she was telling me.
She needs someone. She has someone too, but she doesn't know Him yet. There is always hope! I've known her to be an atheist all my life, and the other day she texted me, telling me to pray for her daughter and "God bless you."
Whoever reads this, please, aid me in praying for this broken woman and her family.

"Would you dare, would you dare to believe
That you still have a reason to sing?
'Cause the pain that you've been feeling
It can't compare to the joy that's coming

So hold on, you gotta wait for the light
Press on and just fight the good fight
'Cause the pain that you've been feeling
It's just the dark before the morning" - Josh Wilson