Reconciliation, I am sorry.

Well it has been about a week or more since my last post and I want to say how blessed I was by the response of people to the post. It is amazing to see how the internet can connect people who have for so long been disconnected. This has got me to thinking about how amazing it is that I am coming up on ten years out of high school. It is amazing how through different stages in life you connect with those who are close (geographically) or doing the same things as you. The internet has become a great tool in connecting people that have drifted away from you. It is a natural but sad thing sometimes that you cannot stay in touch with all the people that you once deemed friends. I know my heart is sometimes heavy because I really can't or choose not to remember what I was like in high school. I would like to think that I was a nice, kind, and sort of quiet guy, but I am afraid others may have another perception of me. I guess in the interest of reconciliation I want everyone who may take time in their day to read this to know that if I have ever hurt you in any way that I am sincerely sorry. That is one thing that I have learned in life is that their is no reason to live at emnity with other people. Even this morning I read a note about how Christians were writing hate mail to yet another author. What does this solve? Has the cause of Christ ever been pushed forward through hate or violence? This does not mean that as Christians we can not take a stand, but it does mean that Jesus taught us to take that stand in non-violence and at the risk of our selves. I watched an amazing video yesterday entitled the gods aren't angry. It is by Rob Bell. One of his main points is that the amazing thing about Jesus is that his death and resurrection are the first example of a god doing something for people. Jesus came and said it is finished. It is not about us doing for God any more but instead about what God has done for us. I guess this has put on my heart to be reconciled with people because God has brought reconciliation for my many offenses against Him. So if there are any people who have been hurt by me, please let me know if I can make it right. Please know that my prayer is that God will continue to use me as a tool for reconciliation in the world.