"I forgive you."

"I forgive you" doesn't mean "what you did is okay." It means, "You are more important than the thing you did."

I asked God for practice on forgiving, and I got it. All day.

You are more important than what you're doing, girl rolling her eyes at me.

You are more important than what you're doing, man dropping things on my fingers.

You are more important than what a jerk you're being, old greasy guy calling me names.

No, what you're doing's not okay. Yeah, you should totally stop. But you are so, SO much more important than what you do, and it's not my job to set you right. It's my job to love you.

Also, the CSL has offered to kick your butt. Be warned.

(Found this in a journal from January 1, 2014.)