I will be honest friends; I have some chronic conditions that can get in the way of what I want to do at times. It can be burdensome. It can be frustrating. It can inhibit me from fully being all that I want to be or do. Though it’s more than that. I don’t want to be a burden on my loved ones. There have been times where I apologized to my husband for it. Of course he tells me not to apologize, and instead asks how he can help. Having that support from him has made navigating these times so much better. Having someone support, care, and love me in such ways makes the hard times more bearable. You know, we are fortunate to have God, who makes any of our hard times better, because of His great love. Friend, I cannot stress this enough, first and foremost, may we hold tight to God always whether in good or bad, for He will always make both better. Then, I want to strongly encourage us all to love each other with that same tender care. For no matter how great your life is, or even your health, we all go through different things; whether big or small. What a wonderful thing when we do, to have someone in our corner loving us through it, the way that God has called us to love one another. For how wonderful is it when we are there for each other, like God is there for us.

Erin Fitts-Brower

Lovingly there

Galatians 5:13 NIV

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

1 John 4:11 NIV

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Galatians 6:2 NIV

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

1 John 3:18 NIV

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

2 Corinthians 1:4 NIV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.