You don't have to have all the answers, but you may need to sit through a lot of questions. You don't have to give advice, but can you give your ear - and your heart? Can you be there with them, without the discomfort of not having the answer, or the solution? Love is most beautiful when it is shared.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Love doesn't have all the answers
"Love doesn't require that we always have all the answers. Instead, many times love just asks that we listen to the problem...Sometimes love means just being there for the person we care about..." That's how Gary Chapman sees it (page 151, Love is a Verb). How do you see it?
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I always think about Job's friends - they came and sat with him - and they didn't say anything at all - for like a week. It's just being there that matters.
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