heartfelt honest prayer

My heart has been heavy lately. I will admit that with a lot of emotional baggage, it's been tough to follow through on the details and responsibility of everyday life. Today my child made a comment and though I cannot repeat it, not because it's bad... just for privacy, it worried me. Children are so innocent. They are dependent on us as parents and adults to protect them. What do you do when that trust, that innocence is shaken and betrayed? This happened to someone I care about very deeply but when questions arise how do you explain to a 3 or 4 yr. old child that even though mommy and daddy love them very much and will always protect them when we can, there is evilness in this world and sometimes bad things happen to very good people. I put Ian to sleep tonight with this lump in my throat and sickness in my heart and I just don't know where to begin, how to start the talk. I am praying for God's words, for his guidance and patience in this area. I want to teach my children right. To love them with every ounce of my being. I don't ever want to feel the helplessness, the horrible feeling of betrayal that this person felt. I cannot shake the sinister nature of the acts involved but I can say without fail, this person and this family needs prayer. I do not wish to break confidence so I do not want to share this on facebook. It is my desire to call up my prayer warriors and to ask each of you for ongoing emotional, spiritual and Godly given direction for this friend. I thank you for being faithful and for continuing to read my blog daily. May God bless each of you whether this is through email or other sources. He hears our prayers and honors them. Thank you~ Rae