KEEPING OUR MOUTH SHUT

I think we have all had someone say out of kindness I know how you feel, when in fact they have never experienced what we are going through.

We are reminded of the man who went to a funeral and just sat there without saying a word. Around him people were saying the usual things people say at funeral, and we believe you know what we are talking about. Afterwards the family remembered this man as the one who showed the most compassion. He had shook hands and hugged family members, he had let a few cry on his shoulder, but not a word did he speak.

This man had suffered a lost and knew that it was not the time to say 'it will get better with time', 'they are not in pain anymore', and our all time favorite 'they are in a better place'.

We need to be there when our friends and family are going through something, but we need to be careful of what we say to others.

This is not what we intended to write about, but as always we follow the Spirit. If you know someone who is experiencing a lost or something traumatic in their life, be there for them if you can, while being careful the words that come out of your mouth.

Some people pull away from people because they do not know what to say. Write a note or send a card saying 'You are in my thoughts'. Reach out in a way that is comforable to you. It is better to say to a friend 'I don't know what to say, what can I do for you; than to not be there at all.

God Bless
recj/LJG