Proverbs 27:5 says it. Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Genuine love tells the truth, even when it means you must rebuke the one you love. Hiding your love by being non-communicative is useless- you MUST communicate love to your spouse in ways he or she understands.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
Profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
The Collect:
God of Truth,
Who sees all men's hearts
and Who wounds with a purpose,
Help us to love genuinely
to rebuke openly
to wound faithfully
So that as iron sharpens iron,
We sharpen the ones we're closest to, and
We learn to walk circumspectly in this corrupt world.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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