Kim and Cindy had once...
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Kim and Cindy had once been best friends. They met at work and soon became close
friends. They traveled together and enjoyed each other's company frequently after work.
Cindy was the maid of honor at Kim's wedding.
Neither one of the young women knew exactly what caused the tension in their relationship. Maybe they were just growing in different directions. One afternoon, harsh words were spoken between these two good friends. Others in the office were surprised, they had been so close. That argument appeared to be the end of their friendship. From that day on, they no longer spoke to each other. When one had a work-related message to give to the other, she would go through another worker. For the better part of a year, Kim and Cindy did not speak to each other or do anything together.
A couple of days before Christmas, Kim found a package on her desk one morning. The card said the gift was from Cindy. Kim was uncertain what to do or how to respond. She said nothing that day. Kim kept thinking about the gift and could not get that out of her mind. To be honest it was beginning to bother her -- what was Cindy trying to prove anyway?
Early on Christmas morning, Kim decided to email Cindy a thank-you note. She said how much she appreciated the gift, but added how much she missed her friendship. "Christmas is a good time," she wrote, "to mend broken relationships." She hoped that they could once again be friends, putting behind them whatever it was that caused the rift in their relationship.
A sense of peace came over Kim. Later that day, when Kim checked her email, she saw a response from Cindy. Cindy wrote that she was sorry for hurting her feelings and she, too, hoped they could reconcile and become friends again. Cindy agreed that Christmas was a good time to start over.
The message for this, the Sunday after Christmas, is to "forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."
Neither one of the young women knew exactly what caused the tension in their relationship. Maybe they were just growing in different directions. One afternoon, harsh words were spoken between these two good friends. Others in the office were surprised, they had been so close. That argument appeared to be the end of their friendship. From that day on, they no longer spoke to each other. When one had a work-related message to give to the other, she would go through another worker. For the better part of a year, Kim and Cindy did not speak to each other or do anything together.
A couple of days before Christmas, Kim found a package on her desk one morning. The card said the gift was from Cindy. Kim was uncertain what to do or how to respond. She said nothing that day. Kim kept thinking about the gift and could not get that out of her mind. To be honest it was beginning to bother her -- what was Cindy trying to prove anyway?
Early on Christmas morning, Kim decided to email Cindy a thank-you note. She said how much she appreciated the gift, but added how much she missed her friendship. "Christmas is a good time," she wrote, "to mend broken relationships." She hoped that they could once again be friends, putting behind them whatever it was that caused the rift in their relationship.
A sense of peace came over Kim. Later that day, when Kim checked her email, she saw a response from Cindy. Cindy wrote that she was sorry for hurting her feelings and she, too, hoped they could reconcile and become friends again. Cindy agreed that Christmas was a good time to start over.
The message for this, the Sunday after Christmas, is to "forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."
