I hear you, Laura. I’m not typically the loud type either, but that doesn’t mean my thoughts are pure. 🙁 So glad we can pray for grace-drenched thoughts so that our words will reflect it, whether loud ones or quiet ones. Thanks for stopping by!

Wow–that’s an inspiring story, Jean! Thanks for taking the time to share it here. I’m sure it will resonate with many of us and set an example to give each other the benefit of the doubt. We may sometimes feel vulnerable when we give away grace—and sometimes we may even be taken advantage of—but it’s still worth it. Your friend showed courage when he wrote the sympathy card full of such grace. I’m glad he was rewarded for it in ways he could see.

I’ve seen those unnecessary divisions, too, Crystal. Oh for the wisdom to turn the clock back and have do-overs for those times we haven’t given grace as we were given grace.

I wish I could kill pride once and for all. But it seems to be a slow death….

And for the record, I am LOVING being a grandma. 🙂 So much fun! Thanks, Floyd.

Isn’t it amazing when we look at Jesus’s example and see how differently he responded than the ways we often do? When I see his very few words to Pilate, I’m always taken aback. We tend to want to defend our reputation at all costs. But if Jesus didn’t feel that urgency, why should we? Thanks for your insights, Karen. I agree with you!

You’ve got it, Theresa. If we could all follow that path—listen, ask, see, think, politely disagree if necessary—we’d have a better reputation in the world than the one we currently have.

I know I’m guilty of judging others too quickly and incorrectly myself, but when I see others do it, I see how ugly it looks. 🙁 Thanks for sharing, Becky.

Those words caught my eye, too, Sarah. There’s something appealing about being “drenched” in it!