Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can fully share its joy.—Proverbs 14:10 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Help me to remember that only You can fully know the depths of the hearts of the those around me—and help me to carefully consider that truth, in all my dealings with them.
Teach me to look
through eyes of compassion at each person I encounter, realizing that I do not fully
know the particular experiences that have helped to shape them into the persons
that they now are—whether for the good or for the bad.
Don’t let me
forget that each person’s heart carries its own bitterness and pain—each heart
its own hurts, wounds and brokenness—which cry out, searching for healing
wherever it might be found.
Use me to help
point the broken-hearted to Your Son, and our Savior, Jesus—the only One that
can bring true healing to the broken—as I speak truth and grace, motivated by
love, into their lives.
And help me also to
rejoice with those whose hearts are rejoicing—though I can never fully share
the joy that is uniquely theirs—in order that my own joy would be awakened
within me and I would give you glory.
Help me to remember that only You can fully know the depths of the hearts of the those around me—and help me to carefully consider that truth, in all my dealings with them.
In the name of
Jesus, Amen.
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