In the washroom of his London club, British newspaper publisher and politician William Beverbrook happened to meet Edward Heath, then a young member of Parliament, about whom Beverbrook had printed an insulting editorial a few days earlier.
"My dear chap," said the publisher, embarrassed by the encounter, "I've been thinking it over, and I was wrong. Here and now, I wish to apologize."
"Very well," grunted Heath, "but the next time, I wish you'd insult me in the washroom and apologize in your newspaper."
Forgiveness between people isn't perfect. In fact, it is often a messy process that leaves both sides feeling hurt; but God's forgiveness for us is perfect.
Psalm 103:12 states, "As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." If you go to God with your sins, He promises to forgive you.
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Turning Point Daily Devotional, 11/14/03)
