|
Dear friends:
I’ve long been fascinated by the popularity of phantom Bible verses – sayings that sound like they are a part of scripture but aren’t. Phrases like, “God helps those who help themselves,” and “money is the root of all evil” are proclaimed, often by well-meaning folk, as if they are quoting scripture, but these words come from decidedly different sources.
One of the more popular phantom verses is this one – “to err is human, to forgive, divine.” It does sound like it could be found in Proverbs, but it was actually written by the 18th century poet Alexander Pope. The phrase has had incredible staying power and is often confused for scripture because of its profound truth.
We humans are fallible creatures, and we worship and serve a God who is perfect. We rejoice in the truth that God forgives our sins, but we sometimes forget that it doesn’t end there. Because God calls us to forgive others as we ourselves have been forgiven. And that can be incredibly difficult.
This Sunday we’ll consider the spiritual practice of forgiveness as we consider these words from Colossians 3. I hope you’ll join us for worship at 8:45 a.m. in the chapel, on-line or in the sanctuary at 9:30 or 11:00 a.m., or for our lively kid-friendly Fellowship Hall service at 11:00 a.m.
Have a good weekend!
Take care,
| 
