An "Oops" that Hurts!

Jorge Villanueva was under medical care for an ulcer on his right foot. When doctors realized that the infection was beginning to spread, they decided they would have to amputate the foot. However, after the surgery was over, they made the discovery that they had amputated the wrong foot. At that point, they had no choice but go back into surgery and amputate the right foot (which was the RIGHT foot). Now, 86 year old Jorge has been left footless - due to a horrible human error.

Mistakes. All of us make them. None of us go through even a day totally and absolutely "mistake free!" Sure, some mistakes (like the one above) are bigger than others and bring quite painful consequences. Others though, are much less significant. Sure these errors might irritate others (or bring frustration to ourselves) - but not much beyond that. All this to say: we need to learn to "grace" others when they happen to make mistakes (now if sin is involved, then other steps might be necessary - see Matthew 18:15-17 - but that's a topic for another posting). Far too many of us carry grudges or ill feelings toward others who have made mistakes at our expense. We need to let go. We need to move on. We need to learn to give others the "benefit of the doubt." As God has graced us, we need to strive to grace others (see Romans 15:7).

Thanks for stopping by . . .

pj