1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
I was sitting in the dentist office one day recently and the dentist was sharing how she had lost her grandfather. He had just left his house and was in an accident. He never returned home.
She said, “I don’t mean to sound morbid, but ever since I learned of what happened to him, I never leave home without saying good bye and I love you, because we just don’t know”.
I have no idea how we even got on that subject. But, I thought about it and realized that it’s the things we go through that impact us the most. Whether good or bad, we can learn something very valuable at times.
Instead of her getting hard, bitter and unforgiving, she chose to take something good from it. She chose to make sure the ones she cares about know she loves them.
This may seem like a very small detail because most of us say goodbye when we are leaving. But, the “I love you” part is what hit me. Many of us just take it for granted that they already know. Or we might even think that that they don’t need to hear it.
Let’s not wait until they are gone and then regret not telling them how we felt about them, how much we appreciate them and care about them. Be sure to take the time and make it known.
It’s those little words and the show of affection that are so comforting and mean so much for both sides.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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