“Some dress their loneliness in bright, carefree hues,
wrappings that deny the wrenching anguish of the heart.
Painted smiles.
Busy schedules.
Power jobs.
Lavish houses filled with proofs of their success.

Others, like the world’s abandoned children,
stand outside with wounded eyes, looking in.
Spurned.
Rejected.
In despair.
Barren lives, where no one notices or cares.

For those outside the circle, there is One who understands,
Who knows just what it means to walk alone.
He was scorned.
Forsaken.
Deserted, even in death.

To Him, you’re Someone…someone special…
A child to cherish.
A friend to nurture and to love.
You belong
To Him, your life has meaning…
For love of you, the Saviour hung upon a cross.
You are unique.
Beloved.
Never alone.
‘I am with you,’ Jesus promised.
‘Always with you…to the end.’ ”

B. J. Hoff- “Faces in the Crowd”