Article March 20, 1989 Issue

When words sting, Love redeems

Whether we are "outside" observers of some discord or in the thick of the fray ourselves, our prayer shows us the healing Christ at work.

Udai Hoffberg

Raw emotion crackled over the telephone wires. One friend was furious with another friend and was telling me about it in words that stung. I have never been very good in the face of anger, and I churned inwardly and shook outwardly, struggling for the balance of unconditional, unqualified love for both of my friends.

As I continued listening to the unhappy outpouring, I realized that what I was actually hearing was a cry to be loved. With my whole heart I prayerfully insisted that the Christ, revealing God's unconditional love for each of His children, was present to meet the human need.

This freely given love is God's grace, and it is our daily bread if we will seek the Giver.

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