Oh, Nan, thank you for sharing such a touching story. It is true - our ‘cyber-friends’ somehow touch our heart, and as Mattie Stepanek said, ‘tug at my heart-strings’.
We have a beautiful opportunity, here on the internet, to touch the souls of so many - some who post back, but many, who just lurk, and smile at the blessings they receive.
I had a ‘cyber-friend’ for many years - and we agreed on almost everything. I felt like she was my soul-sister (if there is such a thing).
She told me a secret one day (that no one would ever suspect; she was going to die, if she didn’t have by-pass surgery)- and I realized that none of us, truly know another. That is why I am so careful not to post anything that may hurt another, in any way.
That friend told me that “I hate myself, and what I have become”. Her pain touched me deeply, because I loved her no matter what she looked like or what problems she may have. And I immediately told her, “You can’t hate what Jesus loves. God didn’t make no JUNK”! She and I still communicate, and share a very tender love for each other.
It is true - we all have things we hate about ourselves - but we are (or can be) CYBER-HUGGED, by complete strangers who really love us, and care for us as the beautiful souls that we were made to be.
HUGS, Nan! I have missed you!
Good morning yorkie, That is a sweet story too. I can’t imagine anyone not loving you, and I pray for your friend, that she will see the beauty within her own self. Have you ever thought that God invented the internet so that we can learn to see beyond the physical into the inner person of others? I believe that is why we can become attached to each other so easily on the computer. We pastors often ask our people, “If you can’t get along here, how do you expect to spend eternity together?” You see, in heaven we will know the “essence” of one another, not the physical body.