That's what friends are for!
Monday, March 19, 2007 (1:59 pm)
Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
We've been talking about freeing others from their burdens and bonds. This scripture tells us we are to remember those that are bound — as though we are actually bound along with them!
The North American Indians have a more eloquent word for 'friend' than we do in English. In their language, the word for friend literally means, "the one who carries my sorrows on his back." Isn't that the ideal friend? One who truly carries our problems!
All of us are bound by different things and suffer from our individual struggles. And we need to be carrying each other's sorrows as if they were our own.
Our best friend has carried our sorrows. Let's strive to be more like Him. There's so much work to be done!
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