Our Desire for Good

It is very difficult to tell people things they do not want to hear.This task becomes even more difficult if the people involved are our friends. When we tell our friends things they do not want to hear, they will not thanks us; they might not even want to talk to us anymore afterwards. However, there are times when we must be ready to tell people things which they do not wish to be hold to them.

However, there are many instances when we will be called to tell some people things that should be heard. This can happen when we are confronted with an abusive spouse, an unfair host, an irresponsible co-employee, an addictive child, an errant friend, and countless others. And faced with such situations we have no recourse but to be candid because of our concern for these people. If we do not care for them, we will not bother at all.

Let us therefore ask the Lord for the grace to possess the courage that will enable us to be open to our friends; to be hold enough to tell them things which they may not want to hear, but which they must know.

Let us pray for the wisdom to be able to impart to them the truth in a manner that will be marked with our love and our desire for good for them.