Friday, June 2, 2017

SABRINA

Sometimes life delivers news that knocks the wind out of us, and we just don’t have words — for our pain or for the pain of others. Words matter, but sometimes our presence matters more.

When Job experienced great tragedy in his life, he had three friends who came to visit. They came intending to sympathize with him, but we are told in Job 2:13, “Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.” They didn’t start out attempting to fix his problems but chose instead to simply be with him in his despair.
While “doing” has its place, let’s remember that “being” — our presence with someone we care about — carries importance as well.

It is often our tendency when we don’t know what to do, to do nothing at all. We discount the beauty of just “being there.” When words don’t work, our presence shows compassion and love.

Let Romans 12:15 be our guide for today. “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.”