Todays Bible Lesson:
I like to joke and have fun. Sometimes I say something that may be uncouth, crass, or just not funny. I don’t mean offense by it but sometimes people take offense. Yesterday I had someone talk to me about something I said three years ago. To me, it was a joke, but its something that bothered him and his family. I apologized for how it impacted them. I apologized that he held it for so long. I thanked him for bringing it to me. The interaction deeply affected me to see the power of my words, how something so innocuous to me was so hurtful.

I wasn’t upset. I didn’t talk it away. I thanked him and turned to the Lord. I take those things where I have been slighted and let Him handle them. I hope if I have offended others they are comfortable in telling me so I can improve

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“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:31-32

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