Don't say a word

"When Job's three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and SYMPATHIZE  WITH him and COMFORT him. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; THEY BEGAN TO WEEP ALOUD, AND THEY TORE THEIR ROBES AND SPRINKLED DUST ON THEIR HEADS. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. NO ONE SAID A WORD TO HIM BECAUSE THEY SAW HOW GREAT HIS SUFFERING WAS. "  Job 2:11-13   When suffering is great, may we just be there/be present, weeping and crying with our friends who are mourning. May we feel and express compassion; commiserate, seek to understand our friend''s feelings. May we be wise enough to understand that many times it is better to NOT SAY A WORD. Blessings from Bombadil....home of a friend who needs the sacred wisdom of when it is better to not say a word. Kristy LInk "I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26