The wounds of a friend
Have you ever noticed that the physical pain inflicted by someone you love and trust, hurts less? Our 5 year old crawled in bed with us the other night. I turned over and elbowed him pretty hard. I immediately grabbed him and apologized profusely. I knew how much it must have hurt.
" I am OK mommy, I'm OK.." he kept saying.
I don't understand this completely but I know that the Bible says that a wound of a friend can be trusted. So what exactly does that mean? Does it hurt less when a friend hurts you? It seems to me that the most hurts in my life have come from friends. Because I have allowed them to get so close, they have a straight shot at my heart. I do know that if someone hurts me and I know that they are not going to leave me, the pain is lessened. However, if I am afraid they will abandon me... their wounds really hurt.
I am still processing all of this.
posted by Jill at 2:46 PM
2 Comments:
Jill
This is good...really thought provoking .....and true!! Not all pain is bad...esp. when it's known that it was intended to help and initiated by someone who is loving.
Of course, if it was a spastic error on the pain givers part - then we get to practice forgiveness. That doesn't hurt us either....even though it could be a pain in the neck. :-)
Jill,
I'm so happy to have found your blog! Thank you for your sweet comment about Baby Will. And thank you for your prayers...5 years ago and still today.
Love you,
Julie
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