bearing burdens

at times there are burdens we are asked to bear,
to help carry
to share the load of
that are not ours to share 

if you have been there 
you know without any further explaination
that it is difficult to be "on the sidelines"
unable to remove the heaviness a loved one has to endure

all of this is to simply say, 
be kind, be patient, be attentive and if the Lord nudges you, pray 
because private, crippling boulders are not visible
and we do not know what the person next to us has on their shoulders