Meditations on God

We must not
use our spiritual gifts
as a platform
for judgement of others
for we are not unlike them
we are capable of
every form of evil
ill intention
and misunderstanding
whatever small degree
of goodness we have
has been graced upon us
undeservingly
thus we are commanded
to love others
as we have been loved
that through our love
and forgiveness
they may gain some glimpse
of the great magnitude
of love and mercy
God has for them
if only they accept it

GRACED GIFTS
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior

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