When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take a second to say, but for them it could last a lifetime.
04099 – See Something? Say Something
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02961 – Look for the Good
It never hurts to see the good in someone. They often act better because of it.
02296 – Wishing Someone JOY
When you wish someone JOY, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness...all the good things.
02223 – Using “Weapons of Grace”
The issue is not whether I agree with someone but rather how I treat someone with whom I profoundly disagree. We Christians are called to use the 'weapons of grace,' which means treating even our opponents with love and respect.
02092 – We Just Need a Witness to Our Pain
You know, what strikes me is how desperately we all need to know that we are seen and heard. We don't need our lives to be different, or easier; we just need someone to see the pain. To know what we've faced and overcome. To say: Yes. I see this. This is real. We...
01985 – Labeling: The Easy Way Out
When I label someone, I no longer have to deal with them thoughtfully. I don't have to feel overwhelmed by the fact of their complexity, the lives they live, the dreams they have. There's hardly any action quite so easy, so utterly unimaginative, as the affixing of a...
01846 – Contributing to the Good of the World
Every night, reflect on how you have contributed to the good of the world, to the good of another. Try and discern how at any point, you gave a word of encouragement, helped someone find their way, opened up a space for someone to understand, to accept, to love....
01833 – Submitting Ourselves as Instruments of Righteousness
I submit my tongue as an instrument of righteousness when I make it bless them that curse me and pray for them who persecute me, even though it "automatically" tends to strike and wound those who have wounded me. I submit my legs to God as instruments of righteousness...
01827 – Needing Someone to Simply Be There
Sometimes we need someone to simply be there, not to fix anything or to do anything in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and supported.
01790 – Loving People As They Are
When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.