Salt

"For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon you."  Psalm 86:5

Recently my husband and I have learned that some very dear friends of ours are going through deep waters.  This situation has been a total surprise to us and something that we have found ourselves completely burdened about.  It seems that there is nothing we can really do other than to show our love and support through prayer.  I found myself thinking about this a lot today.  Sometimes we tend to look at a situation and think it is hopeless or too far gone but thankfully that is not the mesage of the Bible! As the verse above tells us, God is "ready to forgive". There is no statute of limitations on forgiveness, the only requirement is true repentance.  And unlike us frail humans, when God forgives, He forgives completely, not holding our sins over us.  I am praying for an opportunity to share this with our friends and praying for God's mercy toward their family but what a good reminder for us all!