When people you love, people who used to be close, no longer speak, no longer love or even like each other, continue to hold grudges against each other... it is beyond sad. You feel caught in the middle. You love each of the sides. But it tears you apart. It kills a part of you on the inside.
You want to be the peacemaker. You want to say just-the-right-thing to make them love again. However, it is impossible to be the peacemaker. This is something that they must do. All you can do is to pray.Pray that one day, before dying, they will be able to reconcile. One day, before Christ makes them do it (because you KNOW He will... and talk about humiliating! That'd be worse than going to the Principal's office.)
We should all take the time to think about people we hold grudges against. Is whatever happened worth being kept out of Heaven? It is hard to tell someone that you are sorry. Especially when you think the other person is to blame. But, wouldn't this season be the perfect time to extend a generous spirit of peace... an olive branch even?
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But sometimes that person has hurt you so bad that things can never be the way they were. It's not a grudge but self perservation.
amen to that!!!! i pray for THAT reconciliation every day!!!! being caught in the middle is worse than being on one of the sides, i think. i'm glad you posted this!!
Sandy makes a great point. Very sad to say, but also, sometimes olives branches are turned down. Sometimes prayer is the only answer until both parties are ready.
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