Forgiveness

Dear daughters, there is something I wish to share with you.  Something you may not understand now but will appreciate in the future.  I know that at some point you will have a disagreement with someone and it will lead to hurt feelings either for you or the other individual.  I want you to know something; something that will enable you to handle it with grace and humility.  It doesn't matter what really happened.  No one person is absolutely correct, so don't waste time saying or thinking you can explain it or that the other person didn't understand.  Do spend the time apologizing for injuring the other person's feelings.  You can always do better and recognizing that you hurt someone, even unintentionally, and that you can be sorry for that will help you, and hopefully the other party, move on.  Don't worry about being right, be more concerned about doing right.  Let Christ be your example.  He had friend deny him.  He had people who should have known better spit on him and attempt to humiliate him.  He didn't waver.  He stood tall and accepted their choice to do those things and then this...he did not seek revenge or plot or analyze.  He asked the Father to forgive them, each and every one of them, because they didn't understand what they were doing.  I think the same is true of our interactions.  We never fully comprehend the other side, so forgive, ask for forgiveness yourself, and move on.