Tuesday, September 3, 2002
Tuesday, September 3, 2002
And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And
do not bring us to the time of trial."
Anger is easy. Forgiveness requires the grace of God. We
are able to forgive because we have experienced forgiveness
ourselves.
(Luke 11.4
NRSV)
There is a story about the elderly lady who was driving a
big, new expensive car and was preparing to back into a parallel
parking space when suddenly a young man in a small sports car
zoomed into the space--beating her out of it. The lady charged
out of her car and angrily demanded to know why he had done that
when he could easily tell she was trying to park there and had
been there first. His response was simply, "Because I'm young
and I'm quick." When he came back out a few minutes later, he
found the elderly lady using her big new car as a battering ram,
backing up and then ramming it into his parked car. Now he was
very angry and asked her why she was wrecking his car. Her
response was simply, "Because I'm old and I'm rich."
God of peace, fill my heart with your peace in Jesus Christ and empty me of my anger. Amen.
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