I was reading the Christian Light Sunday School lesson Scripture selection in Spanish and eventually got to Romans 13:8.
This part of the verse impressed me again:
No debáis a nadie nada, sino el amaros unos a otros.
Owe no one anything, except to love each other. (ESV)
That eventually led me to two alternate (opposed, really) approaches…
“You owe me an apology.”
“I owe you love.”
“I owe you love.”
When I’m inclined to be aware of the apology another owes me (and you might be one of my debtors), better I be aware of the love I owe another (and I might be your debtor!).
That’s good for me to remember after…
- last night.
- that deleted hot-off-griddle Facebook comment (that I got anyway because Facebook emailed it to me as soon as it was posted).
- the stunningly disrespectful text fired at me from far away several years ago.
Instead of being focused on an apology owed me, let me be consumed by the love I owe another.
Do you know what I mean?
This has always been a tough one for me. Thanks for putting it in such great perspective.