Indescribable, Unmerited Mercy and Forgiveness

I’ve had enough! How many more wrongs will I allow this person to inflict on me?
Have you been here before? It is frustrating to experience firsthand a pattern of actions that causes great personal pain, especially when the person behind the actions is either blind to the issue or unwilling to listen and change.
BUT, when I am feeling wounded by someone else, I have to remind myself to stop and think about how many times I also have repeated a pattern of failure or disappointment in my relationships.
We are indeed a motley crew, we humans. We are quick to judge and tell others what is “right” from our perspective. It reminds me of when the apostle Peter went to Jesus with this question…