I have been reading "The Case For Faith" by Lee Strobel. I have only read through the first chapter but what stood out to me was a question Mr. Strobel asked a man named Mr. Kreeft. He asked; "If a woman who lived in a land of extreme drought was standing here before you holding her deceased baby, what would you say to her?" Mr. Kreeft's answer was "nothing". He would not say anything to her. Instead, he said he would listen to her and learn from her.
How can a person know how another person feels in their suffering without entering that person's body and mind. Sometimes our very presence is more of a comfort to a person than any words spoken. I have experienced the pain of the death of loved ones, so many of my friends have to. We have all suffered in many ways to the same degree but to each of us individually it is different. What may look to us as a horrendous amount of pain to one may be looked at as a great blessing to another.
A young person abused at an early age may later become a great counselor for others who experienced the same shame and suffering. For every source of pain and suffering can come an unexpected blessing. One may say to another, "I don't know how you managed through your pain, I would have fallen apart." Sometimes we just don't know how strong we are until we have gone through the trials of pain and sorrow. Jesus Christ is the only one who can say He suffered as we have suffered. He suffered rejection and ridicule. He suffered loneliness, He suffered abuse and He suffered death on the cross for us. His presence is always with us. He is our source of strength. Jesus' words are a great comfort to us, but knowing He is with us and will never leave us is a blessing that compares to none other. My prayer is that we be like Jesus and comfort those who are suffering, not so much in words but in our presence. In our helping hands.
"People will not care about how much you know, until they know how much you care.
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