looking past the mask

There is this person that is driving you crazy.  They are on your last nerve.  You are so frustrated with them.  Maybe you have tried to straighten them up, and you can't.  Maybe you don't have the authority or the power to straighten them up.  Consequently you may be angry, discouraged or baffled.

What if we could get a glimpse of what is really going on in this person's life?  What if there is more happening than we can see [and of course there is!]  What would we see?

Maybe they are grieving some thing in their life.  Maybe they don't understand life.  Maybe they are suicidal.  Maybe they lack mental capacity.  Maybe they are afraid.  Maybe their heart is broken.

The moment that I see behind their mask, instead of someone that is driving me crazy, they become someone on whom I can have compassion.

Compassion and understanding are always good things.

It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....

Paris-Normandy River Cruise
October 23-31, 2019
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/rc19102319x17768#.W3avNFJK3cs

Holy Land Trip leaving January 20, 2020 $2998 from New York
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/files/uploads/HL20A-2.pdf