Our pastor (a wise and godly man) sent these words out to our congregation last night on our church e-mail list. I printed them out right away and put them on one of our kitchen cupboard doors so that our family could see them often and work on putting them into practice. I've been thinking about them off and on all day and thought I would share them with all of you.

"When I was a pastoral intern, I quickly realized that church life is not always very pretty. On one occassion, in the midst of an ugly situation, a wise man (now deceased) told me that before I accept Bobby's (not his real name) "factual" account of a situation, I should read Proverbs 18:17. He reminded me that before I share my opinion of others, I should read Matthew 7:1-5. He also exhorted me to read Deuteronomy 19:16-21 at least once a week. He said that if I ever found myself unsure how Matthew 18:15-17 applied to a situation, I should read 1 Peter 4:8. He was a wise man, a very wise man..."

May our words and actions bring glory to our Heavenly Father. And may we, as Christians, love one another deeply as He loves us.