A lot of times, I wonder, "What if, at the end of my life, I learn that I've had it all wrong?" Like, what if I had the wrong idea of what I was supposed to do with my life, of how I spent my time, or of what pleases God when it comes to all of these political debates, or whatever.
And today, I realized: as long as I'm loving God and loving other people, what is there to regret?? He knows me - he knows what I don't understand and what I really desire. I don't even know myself that well, but he does. He does not expect anyone of us to be perfect, and we shouldn't expect that of ourselves or of each other.
Don't I believe God is grace? Is that just a cute saying, or do I really believe He is gracious enough to not expect me to be perfect, but to love me anyway and to welcome me to Him even if I didn't quite understand it all? Even bigger: do I believe the same thing is true for people who aren't like me?
Didn't He tell us, above anything else, to love Him and to love our neighbors? Yes, He did. So, here's to no regrets - here's to not having to be on the right or wrong end of politics, here's to loving others not because they are on one particular side of a debate, but just loving them because they are people and because God said to do it. And here is to becoming more aware of the people around me and really loving all people, not just the ones in my contact list.
