Hurt Feelings

I was upset with my son this week for being rather rude to me in front of his friends. My daughter witnessed it and as we talked, I told her that he hurt my feelings. She patted me on the shoulder and said, "I'd never do that to you." I smiled sadly and explained how I had seen her hurt her dad's feelings. She didn't say anything.

As I journeyed through my days, I told my friends what happened - fussed about it really. A week later I'm still a little upset, but not about the hurt. It's more about how to repair the relationship. I think we are all guilty of hurting someone we love. It's hard to be the 'hurter' because you need to realize you caused pain and apologize. It's hard to be the one hurt, because you need them to acknowledge that what they did was wrong and you just really want things to be right again. 

Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 

I'm praying for a merry heart again. 

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