We need to see that universal sickness, that innumerable throng of men and women laden down with their secrets, laden down with their fears, their sufferings, their sorrows, their disappointments, and their guilt. We need to understand how tragically alone they find themselves. They may take part in social life, may even play a leading role there, chairing club meetings, winning sports championships, going to the movies with their wives. Yet what eats away at them from within is that they may live years without finding anyone in whom they have enough confidence to unburden themselves.
—Paul Tournier, Leadership, Vol. 6, no. 2.
Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "LONELINESS".
James 5:16 (TEV) So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect.
Ephesians 4:25 (TEV) No more lying, then! Each of you must tell the truth to the other believer, because we are all members together in the body of Christ.
Zechariah 8:16 (TEV) These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another.
