My Sponsor sent this to us...A Portrait of a Sponsor

[Lea]

Portrait of a Sponsor
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> I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
> But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.
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> I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain, nor the future with its untold stories.
> But I can be there now when you need me to care.
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> I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
> I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.
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> Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
> Yet I can share in your laughter.
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> Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
> I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.
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> I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me.
> I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.
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> I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
> But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.
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> I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
> But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.
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> I can't tell you who you are.
> I can only love you and be your friend.
> --Unknown
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> {{{hugs}}}
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