This morning I woke up with a terribly migraine... is there any other kind??? Jeffrey was kind enough to get me some med as I grasped the pillow over the top of my head to keep any light from reaching my sore eyes. Trying hard not to move as not to throw up, I laid there praying. Thanking God that these things only come on occasion now instead of 2 or 3 times a week. The med works in about an hour and I'm up and functioning (well, mostly) for the rest of the day. It started me thinking of how we don't see what people deal with on a day to day basis, where they have been, what they have dealt with. Many assumptions are made on their actions of the moment and not the MOMENTS that have lead up to OUR point of interaction. How quickly we are to judge instead of having an attitude of understanding. To treat people as though they are coming out of a crisis, in a crisis or about to go through a crisis is 99% accurate. This was in my devotional that a sweet elderly friend gave me. I sat and pondered it for quite some time.... We condemn a man for stumbling this morning, but we didn't see the blows he took yesterday. We judge a woman for the limp in her walk, but cannot see the tack in h er shoe. We mock the fear in their eyes, but have no idea how many stones they have ducked or darts they have dodged. Are they too loud? Perhaps they fear being neglected again. Are they too timid? Perhaps they fear failing again. Too slow? Perhaps they fell the last time they hurried. You don't know. Only one who has followed yesterday's steps can be their judge. Not only are we ignorant about yesterday, we are ignorant about tomorrow. Dare we judge a book while chapters are yet unwritten? Should we pass a verdict on a painting while the artist still holds the brush? How can you dismiss a soul until God's work is complete? My favorite song as a child was "He's still work'n on me, to make me what I ought to be...." Praise God!!!!!!!