A few Sundays ago, I soaked-in a sermon about the greatest commandment (if you didn't know), it is, "Love the Lord your God with all heart, soul, mind and strength. And the second is like it, Love your neighbor as yourself." Now, I don't know how many hundreds, possibly thousands....... nah probably hundreds of times of I have heard this statement and have turned my brain off completely. Yes I know. I should be ashamed of myself :-(. But recently, on my rendezvous to Maine, I have began to think about my life- the great experiences I have had, the hard ones, what I have learned--- but mostly, about my friends- what I have learned from them and how I have made many mistakes in regard to them and have hurt them. So, that is where the The greatest commandment(is your brain turned on?) comes in. Jesus said, "... Love your neighbor as yourself." Ha, well I'm selfish, and I tend to like my self 99.999% of the time, but the problem is that I have not lived-out this commandment. Like I said before, here in Maine, I have been doing a lot of thinking about my friends. First off, I just want to thank all of you for being friends with me, and from the bottom of my heart, say that I love you all and have learned something from each one of you. Seriously, each one of your names could be mentioned, and I could think of at least one thing I have learned from you. Now to get down to business - As I have been thinking, many different situations of how I have wronged you have come to mind. As unintentional as they may have been, they happened, and I need to take responsibility for them. Matthew 5: 23-24 states, "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift". So finally, I am deeply sorry for each and every situation that I have put myself in, and I take full responsibility for each one of them. I think most(if not all of you) know that I would never want to intentionally cause you pain, grief or frustration. This is one of the hardest things for me to deal with inside my own skin. Honestly, there is a constant motor running about these things, and it really bothers me. Please, If you would like, I would love to talk to you about them. Please lay down your pride and come talk to me. Recently, I have been led to the quote, a true person of character offers others the grace they seek, in order to restore the relationship they need." Also, if there are any situations that I am unaware of please let me know! Thanks for reading.
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