When it comes to comforting a grieving person, don’t try to talk it out. Instead, be there for them. Be silent. Listen when they speak. And slowly you will see them emerge. Don’t quote scripture, and don’t force truth on them. Don’t try to distract them with silliness, or sing fun songs, instead be there and listen. No amount of distraction will speed up the “lightening up” of a heavy heart. No attempt of “trying to explain the why” will transform them. Your presence is the necessary factor, a silent, listening soul is what a crushed spirit needs. Your presence is the best gift you could ever give them.
Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound.
Proverbs 25:20
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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