Corners

You cannot have a dwelling that is secure
without corners holding up the walls and roof.

Corners can provide strength and security for
a building, house and any structure.

At the same time …
there are corners one can get into that lead to fear, depression and retreat.

I know someone who used to get into a corner financially and emotionally …
and his addictions would rise and flare and lead him into depths of drunkenness, loneliness and self hatred.

Corners can be a place of strength.
Corners can be a place where some feel trapped
with no way out.

I believe we are called to
be that strength for others when they are feeling trapped and without help.

We will not know that though unless we are involved in their lives before they get cornered.

Be a corner man before the need arises.

Open the eyes given you,

Open the ears placed near your brain to hear and understand .., and get involved in the lives of the people placed in your circle.

Be expanding that circle.

In someone’s corner
you can be a source of stability, of strength,
of consistency and of positive influence.

Your words can bring Light into the darkness they feel engulfs them.

Your willingness to listen allows them the chance to be heard.

Do you realize how valuable it is to feel as though someone is listening to you… and hearing you?

Your simple presence can give them reassurance in their value as a person.

In that Corner there is.a time for coaching,
for correcting
for encouraging,
for healing ….
and sometimes there is just time spent in their presence without any words.

As those angles in a structure …
you can be a source of strength, stability.

You might be the cornerstone in the
Construction of their new existence.

It can be that you are being the “fifth Gospel”.

The most successful fighters in the Ring or the Octagon would not be where they are without those in their corner.

Get there.

I would bet you know someone who needs you there.

Terry
October 2015