Friday, February 12, 2010

Pain and Kindness - February 12, 2010

Good Friday morning! Wow, the wear and tear from the past few days has caught up with me this morning. I do believe that I will take it easy on the physical stuff today. Then I read a story of suffering borne up by the strength of God. We may not realize all the suffering that goes on around us. Christ-ones sit beside us in a group, work with us setting up an event, or meet with us for coffee and conversation; what stories of suffering might they tell if we could see into their thoughts? God knows who is hurting and listens to their suffering. We don't always think about our Lord knowing and feeling the suffering that goes on every moment of every day on this cursed Earth. Since Adam and Eve shared the forbidden fruit, God has known the pain in His creation.

Before we dwell overmuch on the pain here, we should also think about the love and kindness in this creation we live in. God also knows the kind acts you do, the love you show, and the acts of forgiveness. An act of personal sacrifice for God's glory is a perfectly sweet offering to give to the one who died for our sins. An act of kindness stores up treasure in Heaven. Sin will not bring down God's creation, and the grave will not win the war over God's holy ones. Tales of suffering will abound in this world, and you will feel pain and suffering of your own in this life. However, we can be borne up by the strength and mercy of God's Holy Spirit.

Give a little love back today, pray it forward in Christ.

Bucky

1 comment:

Bucky said...

Sorry, I have no idea what that says, but I do recognize the exclamation point on the end!

Bucky