Greetings Dear Reader,
It is going to happen.
At some point you will be surprised by pain. What comes next is what matters. When pain resurfaces from wounds that are old
we must choose how we will react.
I must inventory my mind and heart. The first is to acknowledge the pain. Then I must work through my anger, guilt,
shame, and journey. I have to process
the pain. If I just sweep it back under
my spirit it will only fester and return more virulent.
These pains are real. I feel the loss of my Daughter, Rachel far more
often than anyone knows. I feel the
absence of my sister and wonder what she would be like so often. The pain of loss is unique. I have to remember that it is not wrong to
feel it.
Once I am honest about the pain I must remember to inventory
my attitude towards the past, those involved, and what I need to do to keep
moving forward. I must lay down the baggage
of any resentment or bitterness. I must
not carry anger and hurt with me. Others
will wrong me. I will fail and do wrong to
others.
Only by focusing doing what is good and loving can I combat
the past pain that wishes to own me. I
cannot follow Christ without being real about the things that cause me pain. In that, I must also see that there can be
peace in my pain if I will keep following.
The only way out is through. Your
company on the journey always helps.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Contacts for Aramis
Thorn:
Bookings at aramisthorn@aramisthorn.com
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