Nothing but a pack of animals!
They hunt together.
They run together.
They survive together.
and most importantly they stick together!
Think about this…when just one in the pack feels endangered or threatened, the rest of the pack gathers around that one and protects it. I haven’t really ever thought about my own family like a “pack of animals” before, but I certainly think that when one of us is in danger or hurting, we need to surround them and protect them, just like a pack of animals does. We must pick up the slack when just one of the “pack” is down.
This week, in my family pack, we had two of our own get wounded. They were wounded deeply. It is up to the rest of us to come alongside them and encourage them and bring comfort to them. We cannot leave one of our own to be left outside of the “pack” to defend for themselves while they are injured and wounded.
The Psalmist said, “Even though I go through the darkest valley. I fear no danger, for You are with me.”
May we continue to remember the ones that are hurting that are in our “pack”. Whether in our immediate family or our church family, we all hurt when just one hurts. Let’s keep the “pack” strong and stick together!
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Amen Laurie…
Yes, indeed, Laurie. How easily we fend for ourselves and think not of the remainder of the ‘pack’ who may be in trouble or hurting. How easily we refuse help when we need it. Thank you for this perfect picture of the way we are to be in the family of God. ~ linda
Amen, much truth spoken here sis. I love you, praying with you, and for you.
I’m sorry it’s been a painful week in your home.
So are so right, we need to tend to the wounded among us, and there are plenty that have been hurt by ‘the church.” It’s like, what are you doing people? Don’t you realize we’re one body and you are self-inflicting injury to one of your body parts?
Thanks for this post, Laurie.
Amen to that, Laurie. Yes, we do need to keep the wounded ones close to us so that we encourage them to go on.
Thank you for the reminder that we always look out for our ‘pack’.
Thank you for sharing this with us. It reminded me of the song Don’t Let a Wounded Soldier die
Come let us pour the oil
Come let us bind their hurt
Let’s cover them with a blanket of His love
Come let us break the bread
Come let us give them rest
Let’s minister to healing to them
Don’t let another wounded soldier die
So sorry that two of your own were wounded but happy they had family to surround and care for them.
God bless