“I wrote unto you with many tears.” 2 Corinthians 2:4
We know that the first letter to the Corinthians was
written after Paul had heard from the household of Chloe about the serious
condition of the church there. In that letter he had reproved them in straight
and severe language for their many errors. Now he tells us that the letter was written
out of much anguish of heart and with many tears.
One thing is quite certain: if you want your words to
strike home to others, you must first be wounded yourself. Unless you have
first been cut to the quick, those fine words of yours will have no impact on
your hearers. You must suffer first yourself, and deeply, if you are called to
say things that must wound in order to heal. How easy it is to point other
people to their faults, but how hard it is to do so with tears!
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