Little did I know you all of my life

The stories I was told don’t measure up

The man I once knew and who you were before

Full of life and love and joy and friendly fans

Full of anger and sorrow and shame and brokenness

The man I once knew and who you had become

The stories I was told are so much more

Little did I know you all of my life

War and betrayal can change a soul in ways that can’t be undone.

Yet, I am thankful to have seen a glimpse of what once was and one day, what will be forever more.

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the richesof his glorious inheritance in his holy people

Ephesians 1:16-18