With His Hand On My Shoulder
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They say people don’t die of broken hearts, but did you ever try to live with one? There’s an agony in it that is indescribable. When years of faith go up in smoke, when everything you trusted and believed in becomes a lie, even the food you try to eat has no longer any taste to it.
I thought of many things during the next few days. I found it possible to understand why people lose heart and commit suicide, why some women give up trying to be decent and resort to almost anything to try to deaden the pain of a heartbreak. I even realized how easy it could be to let one’s heart fill with bitterness and revenge to the point of committing murder. Yes, I turned all these things over and over in my mind, but contemplated doing none of them. I thought hard and long, weighing each one carefully, not with regard to myself, but rather as to why some people turn in these directions for peace. Then I opened a drawer in my desk and took from it a small slip of paper.
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As I sit here, 3200 miles from what once was home, thinking over the events of the past 24 years, the story I am about to tell seems incredible. Even more incredible is the strength and courage that was born out of my heartbreak. All over the world today, millions of people are seeking the answer that I feel sure that I have found.
I have written this story, hoping it might help others faced with a similar problem to remember the words “Come unto me, all ye that are heavily laden, and I will give you rest.” We do not need to walk alone, nor do we need to struggle with a cross all through life. His hand on our shoulder will guide us and ease the weight of our cross.
You will find God walking through the pages of my story, so real that you can almost feel His presence. And why not? He has been the unseen partner who shared all my problems, all my trials with me, the partner who has invested more in my life than I have.
About the Author
Mabel Adams Billman born in Tamaqua, Pa. in 1913, a great great granddaughter of Burkhard Moser who built the first house in Tamaqua in 1801. Graduated from Tamaqua High School and Rider Business College. Known as the class poetess and her poems appeared in the local newspaper. Employed by Atlas Powder Company. She married and had two children. In 1957 was transferred to the Atlas Plant in California . Moved to Hawaii after retirement devoting her time to writing and gardening until Macular Degeneration left her nearly blind. Returning home to Pa. where she spent the last seven years of her life. She has three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A collection of her poems was published in her memory by her daughter in 2004 entitled “Real Life Poetry”.