25/07/2023
*COVER THEM UP INSTEAD OF EXPOSING THEM*
After I had cleaned and tidied up my house, my brother phoned me and said, "My wife and I are coming to visit you."
I went to my kitchen to prepare something for them, but I could not find anything available to serve them.
After much thought and search, all I could lay my hands on were a few oranges. Therefore, I made two cups of cold juice immediately.
When my brother and his wife arrived I was shocked to see his mother-in-law with them, who came to visit us for the first time.
So I served the two cups of juice to his wife and her mother, and I placed a cup of water in front of my brother, saying, 'I know that you like Sprite.'
He drank a sip and realized that it was water.
And suddenly his mother-in-law said, I'm feeling for Sprite. Please give it to me!
Here I was, baffled and caught up with embarrassment.
But my brother saved me by saying to her, "I will bring you a clean glass from the kitchen." He then finished his "Sprite".
After a while, we heard the sound of a glass breaking in the kitchen. He then came back and told his mother-in-law, "Sorry, Sprite bottle fell from my hands and broke. But no problem, I will go to the shop to get another one."
His mother-in-law refused and said, "There is no need for that. It was not meant for me anyway."
Eventually, when they were going, my brother bid me farewell and placed some money into my hand, and said, "Don't forget to clean the kitchen of the Sprite so that ants do not come." And he bid me farewell with a smile and love.
In this way, my brother considered my feelings and concealed my shortcoming.
*THIS IS SIBLING LOVE AND BLOOD RELATIONSHIP.*
When you're in a position, use it to lift others.
Running anyone down will never make you better!
Let me ask, how do you treat your siblings, friends, family, church mates, colleagues, etc?
Do you cover-up their shame or you expose them?
