showing grace
With the huge relief we've been given we are bound to want to share it. And we are encouraged to. Unlike the illustration I gave yesterday, Jesus' sacrifice was for everyone. Anyone willing to accept the gift - anyone willing to admit they need it - can have it. How do you act when you are stressed? We often tend to treat others poorly. We are short fused. We take our stress out on them. The opposite is often true as well. We are much more willing to forgive others and love others if we feel that same love and forgiveness. At taekwondo, when we call a kid forward to tell their parents something (usually they need to get rid of a bad habit), we have them say, "hi mom. Hi dad. I love you!" It's a little silly and embarrassing -- but for some kids it comes easily. Others refuse to say it. Studies have shown that kids who hear their parents, especially the father, express love for each other, express it more readily in their lives as well. In my house I defini...