Even Burned Bridges can be Rebuilt

There are often time moments in life, where the appearance of "growing up" becomes evident. There are identifiable times in a mans' life where he can truly diagnosis himself as becoming a better person. One of those moments happened to me today, and I'd like to give you an example of what happens when men learn to forgive and forget...

Today, I received a note simply saying "Hello..." what made me do a double take when I received it was the person that delivered the message... an estranged friend that according to him, had put our friendship to an end. We had been friends for many years when I lived in MD, we had been through a whole lot of "stuff" and had our share of moments, both good and bad. The last conversation we had was a discussion of why we really lost touch, the breakdown in our communication, why we were arguing and who's fault it truly was... he said some things, I said some things and we ended the "conver-argument-sation" with something to the effect of "I don’t need to hear from you anymore, I've grown up since then and its obvious you will never see my point... your not worth it.. etc etc." and my reply "that’s cool".. As strong as I was trying to be, it hurt bad on the inside, being party to the loss of what I considered a close person... but me and my tough-shelled attitude.. let it go because I didn’t want to deal with it at the time... "oh well, another one bites the dust... "

However, tonight this simple "Hello" was a door opening opportunity to repair what was broken... and I was hoping this was his intent as well as mine... So I responded..." How are you..." and he "Im doing well, I thought about you the other day..." " really, WOW..." and as the re-acquaintance began... another blessing began to shower on me... right before my eyes, a burned bridge was being rebuilt... and I knew God, in all his awesomeness, was still in charge... I've come to believe that in the midst of the ugliest of battles, sparks of beauty still reside.. it just take the nourishment of forgiveness, respect and maturity to make it flourish into something great... and I stand as a living witness, BURNED BRIDGES can be REBUILT....