Theme this week: Friendship
Write hard and clear about what hurts.
-- Ernest Hemingway
When it comes to talking about problems we've experienced in friendships, everyone has stories to contribute.
Not in Vain
Recently I've been listening a lot to Your Labor is Not in Vain (lyrics here ) , and yesterday I realized that I love this song not only for the reminder that it is to me, but because it makes me think of friends, dear brothers and sisters all over the world, and how faithfully they labor, and what a joy it is to be co-laborers. As many of us celebrate Thanksgiving this week, I hope that you all know how much I'm encouraged by the work that you do. I see a fraction of what makes up your lives -- teaching, parenting, dealing with medical needs, listening to the people around you, fighting for justice for those who can't speak for themselves, making art, making meals, writing books, being willing to travel across the world, being willing to stay in the same hard place. I need to be reminded frequently that the work here is not in vain, that my students are learning how to be better thinkers and growing in their confidence to communicate in English, that conversati
are you all writing on the wall?
ReplyDeleteNo, they had written on post-its and then stuck those to the wall, and then were choosing another problem to give advice for.
DeleteIt is true. It's problems or hurts you've had in friendships that tend to stick with you. Such things from acquaintances or strangers don't last.
ReplyDeleteYes -- it's a very powerful force.
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