Praying families still fight. They just have somewhere to bring the fight afterward.

GRATITUDE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Praying together does not stop a family arguing, and anybody who implied otherwise set you up for a disappointment. Houses where people take it seriously still shout, slam doors and say things they regret. The difference is not the absence of conflict; it is having somewhere to take the wreckage afterwards instead of simply waiting for the atmosphere to lift. That is a smaller claim and a much more honest one.

After the next row, do the afterwards part properly. Say the short thing before bed and take the rest somewhere other than your own head.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Where does your family take an argument once the shouting stops?

MORE IN FAITH, GRACE & PURPOSE

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