August 22
Covering Offenders
Keeping offenses between us and the person offending is a way to be a peace maker instead of unwittingly becoming divisive.
Proverbs 17
9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
No doubt some of us have been on the receiving end of having a chill come into a relationship where we knew nothing of an offense against that person. However, we note that the circle of friends surrounding that person has also become socially “cool” to us. We wonder. Who did we offend? What is the reason for this sudden change of friendliness from this cliché? Unfortunately, it is not possible to ferret out the problem because it is hidden to us.
Covering Offenders
Keeping offenses between us and the person offending is a way to be a peace maker instead of unwittingly becoming divisive.
Proverbs 17
9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
No doubt some of us have been on the receiving end of having a chill come into a relationship where we knew nothing of an offense against that person. However, we note that the circle of friends surrounding that person has also become socially “cool” to us. We wonder. Who did we offend? What is the reason for this sudden change of friendliness from this cliché? Unfortunately, it is not possible to ferret out the problem because it is hidden to us.
Such an experience may be an example of how offenses take on a social effect. It should be enough to make us aware of what we say and what we share concerning someone who may have been a source of pain to us. Keep it to yourself or confront the person who was guilty of the offense. It may not be an offense at all but a misunderstanding and it would be a sad offense on our part to separate friend from friend who might be sympathetic to us. Keeping offenses between us and the person offending is a way to be a peace maker instead of unwittingly becoming divisive.
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