tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177120.post6763190421952118769..comments2023-09-04T09:26:55.865-05:00Comments on Another Day Another Cup - Life with Jonathan & Denise: QuoteDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15325492689515460829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177120.post-67097546195718003792007-11-03T15:35:00.000-05:002007-11-03T15:35:00.000-05:00I think this is an important thing to remember - t...I think this is an important thing to remember - that leaning on the great truths of Christianity does not take away the pain. It is real pain, or it wouldn't be a real trial. I can relate to this in my own life circumstances. People are uncomfortable around it for many reasons, one simply being that they *want* to be a blessing but don't know how. I feel that way when my friends are suffering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177120.post-38439996156450705322007-11-03T15:11:00.000-05:002007-11-03T15:11:00.000-05:00How right you are that in our society we are reluc...How right you are that in our society we are reluctant to deal with the reality of pain. It is so much safer to assume that as long as I don't (XYZ) and do (ABC) then I'll never have to go through that....lislynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226221709279544399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177120.post-78971940049411591622007-11-02T10:37:00.000-05:002007-11-02T10:37:00.000-05:00I think you're absolutely right and I'm glad you b...I think you're absolutely right and I'm glad you brought it up. I know we all wish you could move swiftly from the affliction to deliverance, but we'd be minimizing or ignoring the pain in between. <BR/><BR/>Reading your post reminds me of what I just read this morning. . . <BR/><BR/>I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. -Psalm 3:5<BR/><BR/>You wake again. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com