tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221632971374321312.post4568946123891904817..comments2023-06-27T03:51:50.453-04:00Comments on Temporary Osmosis: "Wisdom........................."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221632971374321312.post-59251996360988645012012-11-01T16:24:43.207-04:002012-11-01T16:24:43.207-04:00We dealt with this matter in our Wednesday Bible c...We dealt with this matter in our Wednesday Bible class last night and everyone ther expressed the same sentiments as you say here, Annie....Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302132941940784968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221632971374321312.post-39754968647152893392012-10-31T22:10:03.862-04:002012-10-31T22:10:03.862-04:00There are no pat answers to someone's diagnosi...There are no pat answers to someone's diagnosis of a disease that might well end their life early, no easy comforting words when someone has lost a child-but most of us desperately want to say <i>something</i> that might allay the pain. Yet some of the most comforting gestures I've had are when people just sit with me quietly acknowledging that these things are tough and it's okay to hurt over it. anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221632971374321312.post-41676797663554634842012-10-31T16:21:05.785-04:002012-10-31T16:21:05.785-04:00You should know, my friend, your own journey thus ...You should know, my friend, your own journey thus far giving experience in the matter. Not all mean harm, I think, their actions just something the Church at large has taught them as they go. God proves Himself to us on each side of that fence, however. We all learn as life continues to come to us.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302132941940784968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221632971374321312.post-67748613137255873412012-10-31T12:00:11.088-04:002012-10-31T12:00:11.088-04:00Oh, this is so true. People mean well but I someti...Oh, this is so true. People mean well but I sometimes wonder if it is just too uncomfortable to be present to another's pain. I think of it as people holding up Scripture as a shield to keep another's pain from touching their own.<br />It is a rare and beautiful thing when someone can simply be present, trusting that healing will take place in God's time, and to hang in there for the long haul.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.com