The Well Palmdale, CA

Okay, so yesterday on my day off, Sarah and I took care of a bunch of errands we needed to run, many of which were down below.  Well, while we were down in Santa Monica we decided to check out a couple of sales because I needed some clothes.  Well, we walked around the 3rd Street Promenade and enjoyed the cool weather, and a day where neither of us HAD to do anything.  Well, out of the corner of our eye we noticed a store that was having a summer sale, so we went in and looked around a bit.  I found a couple things to try on (yes...I try on clothes...I am still a man...I think I'm just too cheap to get something that only 'sort of fits').  Well, I got into the dressing room and Sarah took a seat next to my room so that she can tell me if it's worth it or not.  Well, I pulled a pair of jeans off of a hanger...and my hand slipped a little and it slid up against the backside of one of the metal clips that held on to the pants.  It hurt, but I thought nothing of it.  It didn't hurt that much.  I continued with the task at hand and I showed Sarah the pants...she said "eh"...they didn't really fit.  So I went back into the dressing room to try another pair and I look down at my hand which was covered in blood.  I panicked.  I looked around to see if I got it on the pants that fit marginally, because I really didn't want to buy them.  I was clean.  I showed Sarah and asked what to do.  Well...in those moments the only thing to do is clean up with whatever you can find.  Change your pants and hope that you don't get blood all over the place.

Well, the blood kept a flowing no matter how hard I put pressure on it.  I was so confused.  It didn't hurt, nor was it some sort of machete on the back of the hanger...just a mildly sharp piece of metal.  Recently, I've been talking with a few people who have been hurt by others for various reasons.  Some in our community...some not yet a part of it.  I've realized that sometimes things that are said and done...though they were not said in order to hurt or to cause a division...they did hurt...and they even caused some serious damage.  Sometimes things can be said or done that can really hurt someone even if it really should not have.  Regardless of how our intentions may have been honest or we are even convinced that they are "godly"...they can still cause some serious damage.  It's in those moments where we do need to apologize even if the intention was good.  All the hanger wanted to do was hold up pants in a manner where they looked somewhat attractive to a buyer...it's goal was not to draw blood upon potetial buyers...but that's what happened.  I was cut...by a stupid hanger.  And that's what happens to us in our interactions with others.  Sometimes we cut...sometimes we get cut.  Either way, when anyone is hurt, we, as followers of Christ have the chance to show people true healing and that is in Christ.  This is the most precious thing He has given us...the power to forgive and be forgiven...let's take advantage of it.

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