A hurting friend
July 5, 2018
Has your friend experienced a painful loss recently? Beware the temptation to ‘fix’ them or say petty, pretty words. Like, “you were lucky to have –and name them–in your life for awhile.” Even quoting Romans 8: 28, now is not the time.
Consider Proverbs 25: 20 “Singing a cheerful song to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound.” My friend whose husband took his life said it this way. “When most people talk to me I have a look on my face that they just poured vinegar on my wound or took my coat in the cold.
A better way, “I’m so sorry for your loss. I don’t know words to say, but I care about you.” Now that’s comfort.