Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.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.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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… This is what the Bible calls bearing one another's burdens and so fulfilling the law of Christ. I think about how Job chapter 2 verse 13 tells us that when Job's whole life fell apart overnight, lost his children, his net worth decimated, his health, his friends came to him and sat with him in silence for seven days. then they started talking and you know we could we could say say less right because they didn't have much to have but I love that they just knew to just sit with him for a week just to sit with them when my daughter died back in 2012 we had friends who would just come and sit there not need to say anything not trying to do anything just to be there with us and their presence spoke volumes. You will need people to be strong when you feel weak. Martin Luther said that solitude produces melancholy. When we are alone, the worst and saddest things will come to mind. …
… And each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. They sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights. And no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was great. Okay. I admire them. For this reason, they came from a long distance. they entered into his pain emotionally. They wept like Jesus. When he came to the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus wept. And number three, they just sat there and said nothing for a blessed week. And if that's all they would have done, that would have been perfect but it's not they're going to now pontificate there is a ministry called the ministry of presence a person has lost something he's in deep deep pain and sorrow and suffering and you come up to them and you just sit with them you hug them you don't say okay now here's why i think god allowed this to happen in your life or some little thing like oh you know heaven needed him and you know he's better off stop shut up zip it sit there stay there comfort them let God be the God of all comfort who comforts us in our tribulation and so there is a ministry of presence and I admire these guys for for that but that is going to end very very quickly all of that to say this as I've said so many times walk softly around a broken heart walk softly be very tender what you say don't say much …
… And each of them tore his robe, and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky. Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, with no one speaking a word to him. for they saw that his pain was very great. bow with me please our father we place ourselves before the the true the inspired the preserved the recorded word of God it is a comfort to know that none of the words need to be adjusted to fit in some way are times for they are for our times. Whatever has been written in earlier times was written for our learning that we through patience and comfort from the very scriptures might have hope. there's no way I could know the condition of each person here today. Some are, though dressed for church and sitting among us, are in enormous anguish of soul. For whatever reason, others are in deep pain, some physical, some emotional, some over conflicts at home, others at work, some without jobs, others without a friend. …