"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave
you." (Eph. 4:31-32)
A recent Sports Illustrated article painted a vivid picture: A stress fracture begins when the shocks
and strains of playing game after game create microscopic cracks in the outer layers of bone
usually in the legs and feet. If the pounding continues and those tiny crevices, which often go
undetected, aren't allowed to heal, they can enlarge. When the cracks become large enough to
cause pain, they are stress fractures.
So it is with our lives. Let us be careful to let our little hurts and disappointments heal so that the tiny cracks do not become debilitating stress fractures. (From The Finishing Touch, by Charles A. Swindoll, p. 86-87)