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| Sharing the Pain |
| 03.02.04 (8:23 am) [edit] |
Okay, I'm not going to do anything about heterosexuality (u can read my previous one and it's comments). I've got this thing I get every month called Devo 'Zine. It's just a devotional, but I like it. So that's what I'm doing. If anyone's interested in getting one, they come out every two months, give me your address and I'll send you one, unless you go to my school.
So, here I go, no more explaining, here's the entry for January 1 (I've got the newer one at home).
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[b]In all their distress he too was distressed.
Isaiah 63:9a (NIV)[/b]
I woke up dreading the day. My twin sons, Chad and Brad, were to have their wisdom teeth removed. Taking them for this dental treatment was worse than going myself.
When the surgeries were over, the dentist packed their mouths with white gauze and sent them home. For the rest of the day, the boys sat in recliners, side by side, with strips of cotton sticking out of their mouths. Pain seemed to fill every corner of the room.
Daisey, our five-pound toy poodle, knew that something was wrong with the boys. She stared at them with her tail tucked. Sadness filled her eyes. After a while, I noticed that Daisey had dissappeared. A few minutes later she returned, holding a white sock in her mouth, and lay down on the floor facing the boys. Daisey was sharing their pain.
After the bleeding stopped, the boys removed the gauze. Daisey retired her wet sock as well.
When the boys felt better, Daisey jumped from one chair to the other and gently licked their faces. I'm not sure who was happier when that dreadful day ended--Daisey or me.
[b]Nancy B. Gibbs[/b]
Cordele, Georgia
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[b]Think about it:[/b]
Sharing another
person's pain,
listening, or offering
a hug can ease
burdens. Just as
Daisey's compassion
made the boys smile,
our presence can
also bring smiles
to those who are
experiencing pain.
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