“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If Possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” - Romans 12: 17-18 “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 We live in turbulent times. I don’t know if you have noticed or not (and how could you NOT?!), but we are a deeply divided nation. The generation of “Make love not war!” is fixin’ to pass from the scene, and they are taking their motto with them. In fact, I would argue that the rarest element one could seek right now would be Forgivium. We have precious little forgiveness to go around. Too many people seem to be too ready to find evil intent wherever they look. Robert Hanlon said, 'Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.' But I would like to modify it a bit. “Never attribute to malice that which is not intended to be malicious.” In other words, perhaps it is time to cut each other some slack.
