Interesting development after I decided to take Tony's verbal challenge in silence and submission: We "accidentally" met up in one of the stairwells, and he engaged me in a conversation about a different patient. (The second patient calls numerous people and leaves long, rambling complaints. He has called me more than once. This time he called Tony to complain about me.)
It took a few minutes, but I realized that Tony would never officially apologize to me and that this conversation was his apology. When this dawned on me, I said to him (approximately, since I don't recall verbatim), "Tony, though we have had animated disagreements, I really like working with you." To my surprise, he said, "I do, too. And I encourage and respect thoughtful dissent on my team." Just what I thought!
So, dear Lord, this is what I "heard" from You on this day. Isaiah 53:7 captures it:
He was oppressed and He was afflicted,You did not have to question Your motives, as I did. You were, are, and always will be right. I'm learning! Even when I am falsely accused, be quietly confident that You know what is happening. That will lead me to Friday, a somewhat different day.
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
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