Isaiah 40:1-2

Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins. - Isaiah 40:1-2

Dear Heavenly Father,

Who does that? Who gives double blessing to people who have hurt, forgotten and disdained them? No one human naturally does it. We all spend so much time trying to heal ourselves from the hurt that we misrepresent your incomprehensible love to one another. Instead we teach everyone all about law, retribution and justice. Grace is foreign, mysterious and seemingly beyond our grasp. I'm thankful you have given and have taught your grace to all of us. We can receive it and share it. Help me to do both today.

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson

The height of godliness is to truly forgive and hang in there with people.

Additional Reading: Genesis 3:1-15, Psalm 130, Romans 2, 1 John 1:8-9