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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 31 – Wednesday, April 15, 2020

“Talk to Others”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

In your effort to come to grips with the experiences you are living through
— which include difficult moments and, perhaps, positive ones as well — have
you talked to others about it? It could be to family members living with you at
home, or for that matter, calling a family member who lives elsewhere or even
a good friend.
Talk about what you have found difficult and also about any positive
developments that occurred. Remember, as human beings, we’re made to be
in relationship. We are all created to have a relationship with God, since God
loves us all and beckons each one of us to enter into a relationship with Him.
When God enters into a relationship with us, He also wants us to enter into
a relationship with others. So, we can say that getting closer to God means
bringing people together.

And when you pray, ask the Lord for insight: “Lord, enlighten me so that I
may proceed along the path laid out by your will.» It becomes an opportunity
to converse with others, to share what we are finding difficult or even positive.
When someone encounters some difficulty, it often happens that we ourselves
learn something or it’s an opportunity to offer sympathetic support, or quite
simply we discover that we’re experiencing similar difficulties. Of course, this
brings us closer together.

And if we do uncover something positive, the other person can enlighten
us, perhaps point to an aspect which we had missed. For example, although all
our lives have slowed down, we most likely had not thought of it as something
positive until now. However, someone else might have found a positive side to
it, and we can build upon this idea, perhaps expand it; it can strengthen us and
comfort us, as well.

So, I do encourage you to take the time to share your thoughts with others,
to believe that it’s really worthwhile to talk about the difficulties you are
experiencing and the positive aspects you’re encountering, too.

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