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This is part of an ongoing series during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. To engage further in the #QuarantineSoulCare<\/strong> series, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n

Like wind and rain that erodes rock little by little, daily life exacts a toll. Resources are depleted. Buffers wear thin. Slights, once brushed off, laid aside to press on with the tasks at hand, now sting deeply as life closed in.
\nI see this as the apostle Paul expressed his greatest hurts and disappointments in his second letter to Timothy. \u2026 As the end neared, Paul reminded Timothy\u2014and, I think, himself\u2014to be kind and not resentful in life\u2019s bitter times. \u2026
\nSuffering comes to all people because we live in a fallen world. The Son of God left heaven\u2019s perfection to live in this place of suffering for my sake. He suffered for sins not His own. I will (in a far inferior sense) suffer the consequence of others\u2019 sins as well as my own. \u2026
\nPaul did not cave in to hurt and disappointment. He did not withdraw to nurse resentment. Instead, he wrote a letter to encourage a young pastor to guard the gospel, to be kind and not resentful, to endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ (see 2 Timothy 2:3). This outward gaze, entrusting oneself to the Father\u2019s loving care and seeking to do good, is an antidote to bitterness.<\/p>\n

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When I was beleaguered and bitter, totally consumed by envy, I was totally ignorant, a dumb ox in your very presence. I\u2019m still in your presence, but you\u2019ve taken my hand. You wisely and tenderly lead me, and then you bless me.
\n–Psalm 73:21-24, The Message<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 
\nMay today you not cave in to hurt and disappointment, but instead entrust yourself to the Father\u2019s loving care, and seek to do good. #quarantinesoulcare <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Today’s reading was taken from\u00a0Pursue the Intentional Life<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Jean Fleming<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

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