the many good things

In "The Vow" a young woman confronts her mother and demands to know why mother didn't leave father when she found out that he had cheated on her and betrayed their marriage. Mother said that she considered it and was about to leave her husband when she thought of her children, her home, and all the things she loved about the life they built together . She decided to forgive her husband and think about the many good things he had done and forget the one bad thing he did.

That would not be the right answer in every situation, I think this husband confessed, apologized, and changed, but what a great attitude - one we might do well to develop in our dealings with the less than perfect people in our lives.

Then I thought about our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, who paid the price for the many bad things we have done, forgives us when we repent, and gives us the chance to change and become better. How grateful I am for His love, compassion, and atoning sacrifice. How grateful I am that He gives us chance after chance to repent and to do good things.