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Read: Job 2:11-13
In her book Listening to Others, Joyce Huggett writes about the importance of learning to listen and respond effectively to those in difficult situations. As she relates some of her own experiences of listening to suffering people, she mentions that they often thank her for all shes done for them. On many occasions, she writes, I have not done anything. I have just listened. I quickly came to the conclusion that just listening was indeed an effective way of helping others.
This was the help Job sought from his friends. While it is true that they sat with him for 7 days in silence, for they saw that his grief was very great (2:13), they didnt listen when Job started talking. Instead, they talked and talked but failed to comfort him (16:2). Oh, that I had one to hear me! Job cried (31:35).
Listening says, What matters to you matters to me. Sometimes people do want advice. But often they just want to be listened to by someone who loves and cares about them.
Listening is hard work, and it takes time. It takes time to listen long enough to hear the other persons true heart, so that if we do speak, we speak with gentle wisdom.
Oh, Lord, give us a loving heart and a listening ear.
Still home Kathy. Waiting on one part to come in on Friday. Will hopefully leave Monday.
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I am trying to help a friend find out information on her father. He was a POW and the Russians took the camp prisoners and they were never heard form again. Three men ducked out on the Russians and made it home. Her father was one. Does anyone have any sources for me to check more on this?