Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”
Reaction. This is a word which keeps coming up for me. How do we react in difficult situations? The way we react is evidence of our relationship to God. When we jump before we think, we usually choose the wrong reaction or simply overreact. Our first thought is rarely the right one. In this passage, Joseph was carefully controlling his emotions in order to properly react to seeing his family again. How would we react to seeing the brothers who had sold us into slavery?
Lord, thank you for giving us minds to think things through. Thank you for allowing us to come to you to work through situations. Please help us to remain calm in any situation and thoughtfully react appropriately. Amen.
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