Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a friend or we can t stand our job or our health goes sour. Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can t think of anything else to do. That s when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over Him. But just because we might mess up, we can t stop trying to make pancakes, for God or for others. Sooner or later we ll get it right, and then they ll be glad we tried.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.