Seeing Yourself

 Ohad Ben-Ami, 55 or 56, was released from captivity by Hamas today. He is a German Israeli dual citizen who has been held for 16 months in darkness and danger. He thanked his captors for keeping him alive and was reportedly weak... gaunt.  He was the eldest of the three prisoners released in this latest "swap" of flesh...

I'm middle-aged now too. But I can't imagine my body being so weakened for so long or my life so devalued by others. May God be with this man in the days ahead, helping him to grow stronger and process what happened to him in that time of captivity...  #Survival #ChangeIsGonnaCome