Cure Rate
How long should it take to recover from harm, injury, or some other hurt? As long as necessary. Patience with ourselves and patience with others. The aphorism "Time heals all wounds" is a little too pithy and trite. Time does bring perspective to wounds. However, appropriate treatment and care are also necessary. There are no formulas. Natural, supernatural, and relational processes work at their own pace.
Cure Time
The new driveway in my neighborhood has been roped off for a week. Concrete doesn't just dry, it cures. A chemical reaction is occurring that can take a month or more to complete. When God reveals something new to me, I need to give it cure time. Think about it, write about it, incorporate it into my life. Then, maybe I'll be ready to talk about it.
Clouds on the Horizon
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. — Matt. 6:34
Standing on the beach, looking inland. It's sunny here, but in the distance, we see dark clouds and lightning. Do we run to the car or stay? Today, we stay, and the storm never arrives. In life, many storms could strike. I can easily imagine they will. Lots never do, and all the worry is wasted.
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