Title: Be Silent
He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among he nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a
One of my favorite authors is Henri Nouwen. Consider the challenge to listen that he shares:
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find it’s those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness that is a friend who cares.
Are you that kind of friend? How good are you at listening?
Real men listen.