May we mature in treating one another with loving kindness. Our mission is not to demean nor berate another; even when our judgment may be on target. Rather ours is the role as God would do to us; someone please believe in us when we can't believe in ourselves.
Yes, the behavior of people is often offensive and sometimes injurious. None seem to be exempt from taking our turn. Yet, as we have received a pass from God because He loves us, we can offer relationship to the tough cookies because we have an ability to see within them something good that they cannot see within themselves.
Our enemies are to be loved; the Word of God expressly calls. We can do it. To do so does not turn a blind eye to errors; rather it sees by faith what isn't yet seen; the gold buried in those hills of personality distractions. We are called to believe the gold is in there....even when unrealized by the very one who holds such treasure.
We are never to accept another on the basis of there lack. We, instead, believe that all can be and might be becomers. This changes the course of future. When each of us has encounter with the one, the few, or the many who are difficult, we are not to accept that this is the best these can do. We possess a faith that believes these can reach another level of maturity and effectiveness.
When we treat others with such grace, we can expect it to return our way for we, too, are in great need of improvement. Let us not be discouraged because we or others fail. Let us be encouraged that we are pulling together to build a better us which in turn builds a stronger church family.
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