If you mean it, sorry is enough

On Wednesday I went to my church to drop off these two girls that take piano lessons from my mom. They usually have supper with my mom and I and sometimes my father, if he is home, every week after their lesson. We try to teach them something new to cook for their family during the coming week. These two girls are refugees that my church has brought over to live in Canada with their father because he wanted them to have a better future and a better life here with all the opportunities there are to be had. Consequently, they do not have much female influence because of the move here as their mother and grandmothers have remained in their country of origin.

So, when we arrived at the church, there were a myriad of shopping carts full of bottles and other junk. My mother went inside to get a bulletin or something. While she was inside the church, these two people in their somewhat dirty clothes and greasy hair came out to smoke. I thought, "These are not people that I know nor are they people that usually come to my church." That was not so much the problem. When my mother came back and got into the car, she informed me that they were having what she called the Banquet for the Homeless. To that I replies, "Good. Our church is actually becoming more socially active within the community around us." I was quite impressed. Well, I was impressed until I backed out of my parking stall and saw one of the somewhat dirty clothed and greasy haired people smoking and peeing on the wall of the church. This guy, pulled out his "thing" and started peeing on the side of the wall! I was instantly disgusted.

What do you say to something like? Do you get out of your car and yell at the poor guy even? There is after all two men's washrooms in the church. Do you tell the pastor? Do you yell at the person who organized this banquet at your church? No, no you don't. You try and forget the scene you have just seen by forgiving this man for urinating on your place of worship because you believe in grace. This is the same grace that you have received. So I forgive this man. Enough said I suppose. He had his reasons for what he did and I have my reasons for forgiving. I don't believe we are here, in this world to judge each others actions. I think those of us who do, often become hypocrites because in the end, we are no better and no worse. Just perhaps on the same or even a different path, trying to get through this life. Even if this guy isn't sorry, me being sorry for his actions is enough.