Comments on: Sunday, December 30, 2018 – Forbearance

By: Skip

Skip — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 19:05:11 +0000

Amen Joe. Great reflection. Compassion is something that I have had to continually work on over the years.

By: A

Sun, 30 Dec 2018 18:25:27 +0000

To all of us parents, we also need to show patience with our children. So easy for them to get on our nerves, but forbearance – that should be the theme for me. Thank you, Joe.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:03:47 +0000

Beautiful reflection Joe. My sister, her husband and I spent Christmas with their youngest daughter’s family this year. I wish I could share this reflection with both my sister’s daughters- each of them accuse my sister of favouring one over the other, and one grandchild over the other. Doesn’t matter what she does for them, they are never satisfied. My nieces are individually lovely young women (55 & 56), they have friends (at work and play) who hold them in high regard, and yet I’m confused when I see how they treat their mother. My sister (77) is not well, and I feel her daughters cannot see past their selfishness. Sometimes I wish I had some wisdom to impart to them to help them with ‘forebearance”. My sister is deaf in one ear and has partial hearing in the other, among other serious health issues. They become extremely irritated with her. Please pray for my sister Eve and her daughters Sandy and Sharon. Thank you. God bless.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:36:40 +0000

I can say I never thought about the word forbearance. Restraint yes. Put into this context this gives me a new awareness. Thank you Joe for another enlightening reflection.

By: meshack

meshack — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:03:32 +0000

Thanks Joe for the reflection…. a little forbearance will definitely go a long way. However I say it is sometimes difficult to hold back especially among family whom you interact almost everyone now and then compared to an outsider. Please Pray for me…to reconcile with my brother amicably….