Hope in Suffering

But it is you …. my close friend …

‘If any enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.’ Psalm 55:12-13

(No. No.  I’m not having any conflict with anyone at the moment—praise the good Lord!—but I am prepping my, “This is Ministry. It hurts.” workshop at this weekend’s PCA Women in the Church Leadership Training Conference.)