Day 53 - late, but Jesus would be glad I was late.

Day 53 ....and I know its slightly late but I began working on my taxes - you know how that goes.

So my intentional follow of Jesus on Day 53.
I received an email from someone expressing some strong thoughts about something, and let's just say the thoughts weren't compliments.
As I read their thoughts my first reaction was sadness and fear that I had stumbled someone, and maybe more than them. As I engaged with the email I began to more and more question the writers interpretation. I then asked others if they felt the comments were right, and as the people I asked disagreed with the comments my reaction then began to grow towards defense and putting the person right. I wanted to get to my emails and write a reply that would have defended me.

But the I remembered the words of Jesus' half brother. "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." James 1:19.

So I have let the email sit unanswered, but not unprayed for the past 36 hours. Today I'll write a reply ...but hopefully I have listened - not only to what the writer was trying to express, and not only what some valued opinions have expressed, but hopefully I have listened to Jesus .

So yep ...Day 53 was delayed by taxes, but it was also delayed by James ...who I guess learned a lot from his brother!