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February 3

Love Says, "I'm Sorry!"

Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins.

—1 Peter 4:8

Love is a multifaceted thing and one of its best attributes is that it allows us to forgive each other when we mess up. Imagine if you got a scratch on your hand, then you got a bruise on your ankle, and then a scrape on your knee. Now imagine what you'd look like in a pretty short order if those scrapes and scratches didn't heal. What if you had to walk around wearing every one of those bruises for the rest of your life?

Fortunately, God designed us so that we can fall down, get a few scrapes, dust ourselves off, and walk on again. In a pretty short time we'll be healed and good as new.

The same opportunity is yours when it comes to healing the bumps and bruises in your relationship life. The people you love sometimes cause you to feel a bit bruised. Sometimes they cut you to the quick, and you feel like even a bandage won't fix it. The truth is, love can fix it. Love is the one thing that can make everything that goes haywire, okay again. Love means you know just when to say, "I'm sorry," and just when to receive an apology from someone else.

It's a new day and a new opportunity to heal a bruise and make things whole again with someone you love.

In the Flow

Lord, I thank you that you love me so much you forgive me over and over again. Remind me often to do the same for others and to remember that it's good to say, "I'm sorry." Amen.