Today we had to tell people we loved them- something very straightforward, or so you'd think. It's actually really hard to tell people (outside of your immediate family) you love them out of context and for what might appear to be no reason.
If we're too free with those words then they lose meaning- as with the sorrys we said last week. Yet it's so wonderful to be told you are loved- and know the person means it.
My kids have been bickering a lot this week. Not many things upset me more than this, but it did give the opportunity this morning for us to have a good chat about the love we share as a family, what that means for us all trying to live together happily and how to deal with someone who you love but is really irritating you!
I tried to explain that even when you love someone they can hurt your feelings, but there are gentle ways of discussing that without hurting each other more. I'm not entirely sure it will do any good, but it reminded me that I hadn't lost my temper with them in quite a while, and that can only be a good thing.
Ruth 1.16:
But Ruth said,
‘Do not press me to leave you
or to turn back from following you!
Where you go, I will go;
where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people,
and your God my God.
Hello Fi. So good to know you thrrough your profile on the blogger. I am also glad to stop by your blog "Cake or Death" and the post on it "Be More Loving". very encouraging post on be more loving. Well I just want to use this an opportunity to introuduce our project which encourages young people as well as adults from the West to come to Mumbai, India on a short / long term missions trip to work with us in the slums of Mumbai among poorest of poor to share the good news of Jesus Christ and to give them new hope, future and life. I am in the Pastoral ministry for last 34yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. As I have shared about our another project of encouraging young people for short / long term missions trip we would love to have youing people as well as adults from your parish to come on a short / long term missions trip to work with us during their summer time. We also would love to have you come to speak to women in the churches and encourage them. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. My email id is: dhwankhede@gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede.
ReplyDeleteHi Diwakar- thank you so much for your comments, it sounds like you're doing amazing work. Sadly I don't think visiting Mumbai is manageable for me in the near future. I will keep the work you are doing in my prayers!
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