Misty the Abandoned Kitten

Let’s face it: comparisons swarm us like flies

on a hot summer’s day. They’re everywhere.

Models on magazine covers make us green with envy. Everyone on the cheer team has mastered their back tuck, and we lag behind struggling to do so. In the hallways at school, every girl’s hand is held by a boy, yet ours are unhappily empty.

Because of this, our emotions fluctuate between pride and insecurity. Our identity is anchored in anything but Christ. Our lives are empty of truth.…