JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. Have you ever had a friend go through a hard time and you didn’t know how to comfort them? Sometimes we even quote a text from the Bible, thinking that it will make them feel better. We can’t stomach not having the words to say to someone who is hurting or confused. Our desire might be to explain why their situation is happening or give them words of comfort. We might even call them daily to see if their situation is improving.
The Old Testament tells of a man named Job whose friends were the same way. The majority of the book of Job consists of his friends explaining to him why his children have died, why his livestock is all gone, and why he has sores all over his body. Their words of comfort were really words of discomfort.
Sometimes God will use us to give a Biblical answer to the suffering a person is enduring, but there will still be instances when we have no idea what to say. Instead of spouting off religiously oriented phrases in these situations, we should listen, listen, and listen some more.
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