There are no words…
The ache is deep as the story is told…
The voices of children who describe what they heard and saw…
The reason will never be clear…
The pain will never be gone…
Tonight I remember each child,who was shot in their classroom…
My prayers are offered for the parents, families, friends, churches and community that wonders how they will go on…
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” -Corrie ten Boom
I was having a conversation with a friend this morning and I spoke the words….
Remember to be careful to not react to her reaction…
And then I started thinking about the words I had spoken…
I wonder how often we lose the intent of a conversation because we get sidetracked, reacting to a reaction…
I know of times when the conversation that began is very different than the conversation that ends. I can often pinpoint it back to a shift in the conversation when one of us reacted and the other reacted to the reaction…
It is a funny thing to write about….
It seems so obvious…
And yet, it is almost impulsive to react…
I am learning to hit my internal pause button when I feel myself reacting or reacting to a reaction…
I am learning that I can quickly pause and return my focus to the conversation as it was intended…
I have found it helpful to acknowledge that my reaction has taken us to a place we didn’t intend….can we back up and take a different road….
I want to be a good listener in the conversations I enter…
I want to listen with my whole being….
I have a business card by my phone that says….
Listen hard, it is an excellent gift…..
Go and listen well today….to your heart and the hearts of others!
