My daughter got married last year. It was a glorious time. She found the right man. It was a time of establishing a new covenant. As I was praying for her and her husband I found myself praying that she would be able to avoid the mistakes she saw her parents make.
It occurred to me that our mistakes have the value of being warning signs for those who know us. It is wonderful to think that we can learn from our mistakes. It is an indication of how God put the world together that others can learn from them.
I have heard it and observed it: The things that bother me about other people are often the patterns I am demonstrating in my life. So I continue to watch and listen. I live in hopes that your mistakes will teach me things I could never see in myself.
And thank you for being irritating.
homo unius libri
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