As the Day Ends “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” — Luke 23:34 There are burdens we carry because life placed them on us, and there are burdens we keep carrying because we refuse to put them down. Resentment is often one of the latter. Someone woundsContinue reading “Leave the Grudge at the Cross”
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When Resentment Knocks, Let Grace Answer
As the Day Ends “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” — Colossians 3:13 Resentment rarely enters the heart noisily. It usually slips in through a remembered insult, an unacknowledged kindness, or an offense we keep replaying. We tellContinue reading “When Resentment Knocks, Let Grace Answer”
Resentment
Leo Held was a paragon of respectability. He was a middle-aged, hard-working lab technician who had worked at the same Pennsylvania paper mill for nineteen years. Having been a Boy Scout leader, an affectionate father, a member of the local fire brigade, and a regular church-goer, he was admired as a model in his community.Continue reading “Resentment”