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Day 281 of 365
What's the proper response to grief?
When Job's friends first visited him after hearing the news of his troubles, they were so overwhelmed that they just sat with him in silence. By the end of the book you'll realize that this was their finest hour! For when they started to talk, they changed from caring friends to amateur theologians - and became next to useless.
Have you ever approached a suffering friend and thought, What can I say? Don't feel that you necessarily have to say anything! Just be with that person. Come alongside and, if need be, sit in silence with them. In the early stages of grief, your silent but supportive presence is one of the best responses to a friend's suffering that you can give.
Taken from NIV The Journey Bible
Job 2:13 KJV
13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
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