I am really no good.

It is, by far, my favorite word.

I absolutely love the idea of God's grace. Without it, I would be SO FAR removed from anything good, lovely, pure, forgiving, exciting, redeeming, blessed, and loved. So, why is it that I so often lack the ability to extend the same, or even a fraction of the same, grace to others?

The thing is, I'm a really empathetic person. I think I am just going through this phase where I see the things going on in the world, particularly the suffering in different parts of Africa, and I have a hard time tolerating the seemingly "meaningless" nonsense of what we consider our "problems" (and, to be fair, I'm throwing mine in with that).

And, I KNOW the problems of the people I love are not meaningless. I know it. I know my problems aren't meaningless, especially to God. So, that is my confession. I want to love others better in this time and learn to be gracious. That is my prayer.