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Lent: Day 20
Having thought about the sense of belonging to Church and to family, along with feeling a sense of responsibility to both: we briefly tackle a further issue: disengagement. What if a family member decides to separate themselves from the family unit? What if someone chooses to no longer be associated with the family of faith in which they were raised?
The initial step in both cases is to invite them to return. To help them restore that broken relationship. Certainly God wishes that you and I value our first and deepest relationships, family and faith; not to indiscriminately toss them aside. Hurts and pains and rifts hopefully can be overcome although it takes some effort. Are we to believe that God desires and easily accepts our fractured relationships with one another? Is not God interested in our resolving conflict in our life?
Make the first move. What’s so wrong with that? It may not be easy, true, but don’t you think God expects us to be healers as He is The Healer.
??? What can I do to help my family be one again ???
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