Our lives have many facets to them. We have responsibilities like work, children, church and associations. We have a need to spend time relaxing and playing. We have friendships and acquaintances. We all have political interaction to some extent. Each of these are balanced within a twenty-four hour day sequence.
When tragedy occurs, our lives become temporarily consumed with the change. It is all we think about, all we talk about. Our thoughts often run in circles. We need others to be patient with our self absorption and give us time to heal.
So when our friend or acquaintance experiences tragedy, we need to show sympathy and be understanding of his or her self-absorption. They too will experience healing with time (1 Peter 3:8; Romans 12:15, Galatians 6:2).
