jocelynmoglia
- Jul 25
- 2 min read

Supporting Someone with a Cancer Diagnosis

Big Yellow Umbrella

by Holly Gerth

Dayspring Devotions

" I wish I had a big, yellow umbrella that would keep all the rain out of your life. I would hold it over your head and the drops would splash and splash, and you would never even feel them. But I don't have a big yellow umbrella, so I'll walk through the rain with you."

Have friends ever said that their friend or family member is going through a hard time, but you don't feel that you can help them, because you haven't been through the same thing? You don't have to experience the same storm to know what it's like to get wet, but you may know what it feels like to get soaked to the bone by discouragement, have fear thundering above you, or watch a dream wash away. We may not have to duplicate details, but to relate on a heart level that lets us have empathy and offer encouragement. One thing you can do is listen. When someone is hurting, what they need most isn't answers, but rather, to know that they are not alone. Be a safe place for others to share their struggles. Also, don't try to fix things. Don't give advice. We empower people most when we trust them to figure out their own lives with God's help. These three C's can help us remember how to do so: Never criticize or condemn. Always keep it confidential. It may not be within our power to resolve problems, change the circumstances, or make the pain go away. In other words, we can't make the sun come out again. That reality doesn't mean we have failed. It simply means we're not God. So, what is success when it comes to helping others in our lives? It is quite simply this: Having the courage to step into the rain-even if it's not our storm.

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