public profession

in the town of pulaski, ny there is a theatre. i have to drive by it everyday as i head to and from work. it is an old duplex that is not used anymore. the sign however is now used for public announcments and advertisments. this morning jenny told me that when she was driving by it last night she saw a "public profession." sure enough when i drove by it this moring it read, "kathy, i am so sorry. please forgive me. john w." i am pretty sure i do not know either of these people and even more positive that i do not know what john did. but this i do know

it is hard to apologize to someone you hurt. hard, but essential. if there is no sorrow and no apology then there can be no forgiveness. with no forgiveness there can be no reconciliation. no to make an apology puplic that takes real guts. and it shows how sorry one can be to go through the length that he did to make it knowledge to everyone in town that he was in the wrong. i am positive somebody in town knows the situation and possibly more people then kathy were hurt during this event.

this might be a cheesy transition but forgiveness is out there for us all. all we need to do is apologize for our wrongs (sin) to the one (Christ) who has the ability to forgive. we are wanting that connection and reconciliation with a savior but without the repentance it is impossible.

every one of us knows when we are doing wrong. we have a thing called a conscience and with this guilt can creep up inside of us. hopefully this guilt turns us repentance rather then running away from what we know is right and can save us. this guilt can turn us into someone who believes that no one would ever save him, because he is so awful. the awesome thing is this guilt can be outweighed by grace. grace is always there for us. we have to reach out and grab it.