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We're all humans (most of us,) we're all a little insecure, we all love good time with others, we all have something to share. We have all felt hurt, disappointment, and chilly gusts of despair now and then.
I hope we remember the warm reality that the sun always shines (regardless of how often something might come between its rays and our senses,) and even when we can't feel it, it's there.
We love love. We'd rather do without unfairness, insincerity or that feeling that "this isn't how it's supposed to be."
Most of us are embarrassed or ashamed about something. Most of us would rather not admit we're embarrassed or ashamed about anything. Many times, we're embarrassed and ashamed about the same things. Many times, something in our life experience equips us to better understand those things and how to work through them. Too many times, we keep ourselves from sharing. We're too proud, we're too occupied with our own problems, we're too afraid it might come off as offensive or like others think we think we're better than they are. Sometimes we are manipulative. We don't take the time to check our motivations. We realize the effect this has. We're humbled.
So long as we live from a platitude of genuine caritas,
we have nothing to worry about.
We're strong. We adjust. We make choices. Healthy choices. Poor choices we'd rather call 'lessons.' We'd rather not take responsibility. At some point, we do it anyway. We learn what's best.
We improve. We encourage each other, and find we're grateful for others' encouragement and faithfulness.
We love love, but often have a difficult time living it like we know we should.
Let's not give up trying.
We have good reason to.
"Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. "
Colossians 3:12-14
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing this, Ashley. I've been going through some of that hurting and humbling process lately, so this spoke to me.I needed the reminder that everyone hurts, everyone feels that need to hide while hoping someone will see. Odd that feeling lonely is one of our strongest pieces of common ground. It's hard sometimes to see past "our" loneliness enough to realize another person is feeling that too. Amazing how much God bears with our not-bearing-with-each-other!may we keep learning :)
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