Sitting with uncertainty (John 16:12-15)
We are often told that “negative” emotions are to be ejected, tossed aside, and forgotten as quickly as possible.
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It does not feel good when someone important to you says they have something to tell you but asks you to wait until later for the conversation. How many anxious spirals have started with the message, “Can we talk later?”
