October 03rd, 2019

     I hurt two people recently. Big time.     
     I didn’t mean to. I had good intentions, but sloppy words.     
     I asked their forgiveness, and they extended it, but they still hurt. And I hurt for them. Will they ever heal from this? It’s taken me years to recover from some slights from others. Will it take them that long?     
     I’m asking God to instigate his amazing Recycling Program, to somehow turn my stupidity into something good in their lives. That would be a miracle.     
     As for me, I’ve asked God to enroll me in his Forgiveness-for-Dummies Program: to remind me of his tenderness toward me; to help me understand any message he has for me from this; to give me a scar I can run my finger over to prompt me to walk more cautiously with others.      
     How we all need mercy - from God, from each other, and for each other.
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​     A song that expresses my aching heart is here. The image is a screenshot from the video.