William Arthur Ward
Apology Hotline
March 22, 2009Jesse Jacobs has created an APOLOGY HOTLINE. This hotline has made it possible to apologize WITHOUT actually talking to the person you have wronged. People who are unable, or simply unwilling to unburden their conscience in person call the hotline and leave a message on an answering machine. Each week, 40-50 calls are logged, as people apologize for things from adultery to embezzlement. The hotline offers participants a chance to alleviate their guilt and, to some degree, to own up to their faults.
Something to think about… 
The apology hotline may seem to offer some relief from guilt, but this is not how Jesus instructed His followers to handle conflict. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told us to deal with conflict by taking the INITIATIVE and going to the offended person to apologize for the wrongdoing. In fact, Jesus taught us that, the problem of human estrangement is so serious that we should even interrupt our worship to gon a personal mission of reconciliation. Jesus encouraged His followers to be reconciled with one another eagerly, aggressively, quickly and personally.
One more thing… Are any of your relationships broken or estranged because of something you said or did? Take the INITIATIVE! Go now and do all you can do to be reconciled. Remember that, at the heart of all conflict is a SELFISH heart.
Article Source: Marvin Williams from Our Daily Bread
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