Morning thought 5 broken
relationships
Friday January 6th 2017
Good morning. I have been going
to Romania with humanitarian aid for
about 20 years and seen countless changes many good but some bad and some sad.
One of the saddest things has to be seeing once
good relationships turn sour and bad. Florin and Alin
had been good friends for years - their families were friends and they really
supported each other through thick and thin.
Six years ago all that changed. When I visited in Romania I spoke to both, I have
to say I think Alin was wrong in what he did, and
Florin felt he had been betrayed. But as time passed the
saddest thing was the broken relationship. For years they never spoke, the
families members communicated in a limited way but the closeness and the trust
was gone.
In the last year they started to acknowledge
each other if they passed in their cars. It was a start. I was quite thrilled this
trip about 3 weeks ago when Florin told me they'd met for a coffee
.....
New year is a time when
often we make resolutions. Can I suggest a good one - take a step to try to
heal a broken or soured relationship. Ok maybe you
will be rejected but at least you will have tried. Or you may be welcomed. But either
way in trying to move towards forgiveness and healing the broken relationship
you have honoured God.
God bless you especially
if you take that difficult first step to forgive or seek forgiveness and heal a
broken relationship..