Tempest tossed

One of the challenges of having a chronic health condition is that I can get so absorbed in my mind, body, and uncertainties of the future that I occasionally become somewhat sight impaired to the burdens of others around me.  

It doesn't feel appropriate to spill the private struggles of other people that I know, but many people in all my social circles are suffering and seeking relief from burdens, emotional, physical, and spiritual. 

I am not capable of providing the relief that they seek. I can acknowledge, be attentive, lift, and pray for their relief at least equally to their needs.