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A former RS President in a former ward of mine is an unorthodox member who has had a rough life in many ways – and who has a couple of issues that make it difficult for her to interact as socially as many people. I love her dearly, and she has a wonderful heart, despite all of her troubles – in the past and on-going. She wrote a post on her personal blog that I just read that I love. There are times when walking away from an unfixable situation is necessary, but her perspective in this post is enlightening – full of grace and truth. I will excerpt a few things from it, but I recommend reading the entire post:
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Serving With Others” ( http://betchadidntknow.blogspot.com/2013/06/serving-with-others.html Quote:“I think that sometimes the hardest part of being a Christian is learning to serve with others . . . like all relationships, the better you get to know these people… the more you see their faults, their weaknesses, and those things they do that don’t seem right, or that get on your nerves . . .
We have to put aside our tendency to point out faults, to dwell on those things that annoy us, to look beyond the fact that someone does things differently, and strive to be kind and forgiving instead. I love the term “tenderhearted” because I think it calls to mind much more than just niceness. I think it implies speaking softly, treating others as if their hearts are fragile. We need to keep in mind that they have burdens that we don’t know about and that they are hoping for the same mercy we often expect from others . . . Yes, we need to get the job done, but if we can’t do it with love…what have we really accomplished?” Isn’t it interesting that with our “Faith Crises” or whatever you want to call it, comes so much ridicule/judgment of others? At least that’s what I am doing. Thanks for sharing Ray!
Thank you for posting all of these great links. I LOVE THIS! I find myself focused on what others are judging me for that I always need a reminder judgment goes both ways.
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