Topics:<\/b> Comfort; Compassion; Empathy; Encouragement; Love; Pain; Pastors; Presence; Support<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Psalm 46; Galatians 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:7\u201312; Hebrews 13:3<\/p>\n
In June 2001, my son Jordan and I were working on our driveway, using a chisel and hammer to remove old asphalt and then patching it with new asphalt. We were both tired, so our accuracy declined. At one point Jordan pounded his finger with a hammer. He jumped up in agony, holding back tears as he ran for ice. I realized no one was in the house to help him, so I ran after him.<\/p>\n
As soon as I got near the house, I heard him screaming in pain. I tried to calm him down and get some ice on the tender spot, but he was in too much pain to settle down. He hated icing down a wound as much as the pain of the wound itself. Finally, I put some ice in a bowl and filled it with water. He agreed to put his hand in the bowl as long as I would put my hand in the bowl also. So we sat there on the cold tile kitchen floor with both of our hands in the ice water.<\/p>\n
Occasionally we would take our hands out to let the feeling return. After ten minutes Jordan started to feel better. \u201cI\u2019m glad you\u2019re here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
I was reminded that as a pastor or even a father, I can seldom take the pain away, but my presence can somehow make it more tolerable.<\/p>\n
\u2014Jim Johnson, Longview, Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Comfort; Compassion; Empathy; Encouragement; Love; Pain; Pastors; Presence; Support References: Psalm 46; Galatians 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:7\u201312; Hebrews 13:3 In June 2001, my son Jordan and I were working on our driveway, using a chisel and hammer to remove old asphalt and then patching it with new asphalt. We were both tired, so our … Continue reading “EASING
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