Today I received an email from a relative, one which was sent to a multitude of people asking for forgiveness for anything that this person may have done to any of us. My first thought was that some sins against the family MAY be more severe than others and could possibly require that those people be faced "one on one" in order to express repentance and be able to receive proper forgiveness. To the one who included me in this "Mass-Mailing" email request for forgiveness, I would share the following verses of scripture in Eph.1:
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him.
Based on what Paul is saying here, myself, nor any others have the right to forgive less. I would also say that as Paul shares "In wisdom and insight, HE made known to us the mystery of HIS will" that as we mature in Christ, we better understand the giving and receiving of "Forgiveness" and how important it is to make some things a little more personal.
Crazy Papa
I'll make 'um an offer
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Just Wondering About This Wonder
I'm sitting here in the living room of my Daughter & Son-in-law's home in Austin, Texas and was wondering what the next few weeks would bring. As you all may know, we are here to help Amy bring our new grandchild into the world, probably close to the end of July and I was just thinking about the event. Everyone is napping and I am sitting here alone with my thoughts. Thankful to be able to take a part in this event with my son and daughter. He already has 3 outstandingly beautiful cousins in Phoenix, just waiting to get the word of his arrival. They are Sarah, David and little Elle, just 7 months old (in fact, Elle decided that she would start crawling the day after we left on this trip! GOOD TIMING, ELLE). Hopefully, we will be back before she starts walking.
I was wondering what God has been doing with the shaping of our grandson (Oh yes, He's a boy - His name is Leonardo Steven Pitera). Is he creating a blue-eyed, blond-haired baby boy, or perhaps brown eyes with sandy brown hair? I wonder if he will be short and stocky or maybe long and thin. Will he have beautiful olive skin (his roots are Italian, you know)? Is he going to look more like my family or his Father's side of the family? Both sides have outstanding features so that is certainly no threat. Is he going to be a "wise guy" like his Papa Dave, or will he be reserved and well behaved as time goes on?
And naturally, because he will inherit genes from some in the family who have carried some serious sickness, I wonder, will he be a healthy baby and continue to grow strong and healthy as he lives out his life? I wonder if he will grow up to be a Doctor, Lawyer, or an Indian Chief! You know what I really wonder? I wonder what he will think about me. What will he think about Papa Dave. I can't wait to get my hands on him so I can tell him how great a grandpa I am. Then we will be the best of friends.
I wonder when he will hear the first words about his Father in Heaven who actually created him. I wonder what he will think of that. How will he react to the story of Jesus at Calvary? How big will his smile be when he sees a picture of all the little children sitting in the lap of Christ? How tender will his heart be and when will he recognize the truth. How old will he be when he recognizes his need for a Savior and will I be around to witness it? Yeah, I wonder about that too. How much time will myself and the others who love him so much, be here to help him grow up? A wonder OBVIOUSLY unanswerable. So now, as we await his grand arrival, we share within our hearts, just how much we love him and want only the very best for him. After all, he has already been blessed beyond most unborn children's blessings - he has two wonderfully beautiful & intelligent parents to greet him upon his arrival. And if that's not enough - He has his Papa Dave! (come quickly, little Leo).
I was wondering what God has been doing with the shaping of our grandson (Oh yes, He's a boy - His name is Leonardo Steven Pitera). Is he creating a blue-eyed, blond-haired baby boy, or perhaps brown eyes with sandy brown hair? I wonder if he will be short and stocky or maybe long and thin. Will he have beautiful olive skin (his roots are Italian, you know)? Is he going to look more like my family or his Father's side of the family? Both sides have outstanding features so that is certainly no threat. Is he going to be a "wise guy" like his Papa Dave, or will he be reserved and well behaved as time goes on?
And naturally, because he will inherit genes from some in the family who have carried some serious sickness, I wonder, will he be a healthy baby and continue to grow strong and healthy as he lives out his life? I wonder if he will grow up to be a Doctor, Lawyer, or an Indian Chief! You know what I really wonder? I wonder what he will think about me. What will he think about Papa Dave. I can't wait to get my hands on him so I can tell him how great a grandpa I am. Then we will be the best of friends.
I wonder when he will hear the first words about his Father in Heaven who actually created him. I wonder what he will think of that. How will he react to the story of Jesus at Calvary? How big will his smile be when he sees a picture of all the little children sitting in the lap of Christ? How tender will his heart be and when will he recognize the truth. How old will he be when he recognizes his need for a Savior and will I be around to witness it? Yeah, I wonder about that too. How much time will myself and the others who love him so much, be here to help him grow up? A wonder OBVIOUSLY unanswerable. So now, as we await his grand arrival, we share within our hearts, just how much we love him and want only the very best for him. After all, he has already been blessed beyond most unborn children's blessings - he has two wonderfully beautiful & intelligent parents to greet him upon his arrival. And if that's not enough - He has his Papa Dave! (come quickly, little Leo).
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