I’m Sorry

There’s the joke that how do you know a Canadian when you see one … they say “I’m sorry” every time they turn around. And if we listen to others and ourselves, it’s true. However, we have to be careful that saying “I’m sorry” doesn’t simply become a habit leading us to not really think about what we are sorry for. That in turn could diminish the apology and even sound insincere.

Our faith as followers of Jesus calls us to recognize when we have wronged another person and to do something to make it right. In Romans 14: 19, Paul wrote … “Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual edification.” A primary Gospel imperative that makes for peace is acknowledging when we have done something that offends or hurts another person. Whether we intended to or not is of no consequence. Read More.

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