If You,
Lord, kept a record of sins, who could stand?
But with
You there is forgiveness. . .
Psalm
130:3,4
My husband and I were trying to find the right
place. The jazz concert had been moved to a different venue on campus, so it
wasn’t happening here!
We walked over to the information desk where
another gentleman was having the same problem. The student worker had heard that
the concert had been moved to the activities center and showed us a map of the
campus layout.
The other man scanned the map for a minute and
said, “Oh yes, my son attends school there at the academy.” Trying to help, I
said, “The building you are looking for is in front of that one.” He disagreed
and got angry, way-over-the-top angry!
I flippantly said, as he walked away, “Okay, have
it your way!” Wow, that came out of the
blue! I felt bad for my comment even
though he had been so rude.
When we arrived, the concert hall was dark, since
we were a few minutes late to the performance. I wondered if I would see my
“friend” there, and I asked myself if I was willing to apologize. I looked around discreetly and decided he
wasn’t in the room. Phew!
When the lights came up at the end of the
performance, we stood up and walked toward the stage to congratulate the
performers. Someone tapped me on the shoulder. The man had sought me out to
apologize! With a smile I said, “I’m sorry too!”
This was a wonderful ending to a rocky beginning of
an evening. We each left the concert hall light-hearted!
I thought, Why does forgiveness feel so good?
Because it has restorative power! Like
glue, it repairs the cracks in my rebellious heart. Forgiveness creates peace
and wholeness in me again!
Father, thank you that with You, there is
forgiveness! When I think of Jesus’ suffering on the cross to buy my
pardon, how can I not forgive someone else!
Martha
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