Will it hurt us to listen?
Yes, it will. Our ego will bleed as our narrative is shushed while the voices of the angry, exhausted, desperate and heart-broken become louder than our story that insists that our upbringing, our people, our intentions did not contribute to this problem.
Will it hurt us to listen?
Yes, it will. Listening inflicts pain- but it is a good pain. A pain that can carve out the place where pride has rested, firm and unwavering for God knows how long, leaving room for what is Holy to dwell in its place.
Will it hurt us to listen?
Yes, it will. But not nearly as much as the pain of not being heard. Is there a worse pain than that?
Let us be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
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