Good sense makes one

    slow to anger,

and it is his glory to

   overlook an offense.

         Proverbs 19. 11

(Even more than our actions,

what distinguishes us

is how we react to

   the actions of others.

Do we respond

       with grace and love?

Others are continually

        watching us

to see if God is real.

If the love of Christ

has really changed our hearts,

it is revealed in our

    everydays

  and ordinary ways,

by how we treat others.

As what kind of person

       are we known?

What is at stake here:

God's glory

or only my wounded pride?)

O LORD,

We all struggle with something

     or someone.

When we keep our eyes on You,

we are not focusing on

the gaping faults of others

    nor on our hurt feelings,

but bringing Your glory to it.

Grant to us the good sense

   to bypass the offenses

   of others

and radically change

the situation and the outcome

              by Your grace.