On this day of your life

I believe God wants you to know ...

 

... that love tolerates human foibles, faults, and failings.

 

When someone does something you don't like, try

toleration. Tell them in your nicest way that you do

not feel good about what occurred or what was said,

but try hard not to cold-shoulder them, and block

them out of any warm connection with you.

 

All you teach them by that is to be afraid of you -- by

making them afraid of losing you...or at least the warmth

of their connection with you. This is, of course, what

some people say God does to us...

 

Give people the same break you would like God (and

other people, for that matter) to give you.