Whoever says, "I am in the light," while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness. Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light.
- 1 John 2:9-10

One of the most difficult challenges I face every day is now to deal with people who bring out feeling of anger, disgust, fear or hate. I would like to say that I don't experience those feelings, but that would be a lie. Even if I keep it bottled up, hidden in the far reaches of my consciousness, I still experience those feeling. I would also like to say, well I don't act on them, but I do, mostly by ignoring them, ignoring those I associate with them, and not dealing with the issues surrounding them.

My weakness is this area keeps me humble. I know I sin. Every day when I awake I am reminded of how I fall short. My constant need for forgiveness humbles me.

One of my main motivations for coming to know God and his vision for us it finding ways to act to overcome these short comings. I have a long way to go.