9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9 ESV
How many times has a husband "jokingly" told of his wife's car wreck? "Remember that time you got us lost camping," starts a wife's story at the neighborhood barbecue. Sure these stories can elicit a laugh or two, but at what cost? It appears the "offending" party is taking it all in stride because what else can they do?
While today's verse may be referring to sin, I think it also applies to those family/friend stories we tell around the table or campfire. What if we only told those stories of how our spouse went the extra mile or when they surprised us with a gift for no reason? Let her tell of her failed coffee table project or allow him to share about the time he burned Cornish hens.
Stories of failure, incompetence, and mistakes, while told with a good-natured smile, still cut. Perhaps it is only a paper cut, but we all know how much those sting.
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