Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight!--Bruce Cockburn, from his song "Lovers in a Dangerous Time"
Sometimes we are faced with having to find a way to bring the love of God into a situation that is filled with darkness. When someone we know is heading down a destructive path, and everyone is nagging them about "right and wrong", we must look for an opportunity to till the soil of their soul with mercy. Sometimes this means saying nothing. Sometimes it means saying something they don't expect. None of us are that much less lost. We are all where we are by the grace of God. If this person is approached from a place of humility and truth, it might go a long way in planting a seed of awakening. I know that when I have been on the wrong road, it is always the ones who speak the truth in humility and love that are the best farmers.
wkm
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