Sorry, Sorry, Sorry (7/21/2024)

My two brothers, 3 and 2 at the time, were fighting. Then it turned into loud crying. My mother came to the scene to find out what was going on. The younger, the 2-year-old crying as loudly as he could, stopped long enough to tell my mother that his older brother had hit him. Knowing what was coming because this wasn’t the first time such a scenario had occurred, cried out, “I sayed, ‘Sorry, sorry, sorry.”

This morning, I find myself saying, “Sorry, sorry, sorry.” Over the past week, I have broken with my usual daily postings and notifications. The first were because I was on the road for an unplanned, short “get away” with my husband after my grandson’s wonderful wedding. It had been a full and blessed week, but we were feeling the need for some relaxation. And when one breaks with a usual routine, the unexpected can happen. Then yesterday, the platform I use to post was impacted by the CrowdStrike outage. I posted as usual, but it wouldn’t notify my subscribers. I tried to override whatever was prohibiting it, but it wouldn’t let me. So, this morning, I posted it again. And this time, it did go through.

At times we need to apologize for letting others down because we chose another path instead. At other times, it is beyond our control. But on this journey, awareness of others is a must. And so, I apologize.

Let’s hope that things will stay “normal” for the future. It’s my plan. And I know that when the unexpected happens, you will understand. I thank you for that.

As we go forward on our journey, let us always seek to be aware of how our words and actions impact others. Let us be instruments of the LORD’s peace and offer our heartfelt apologies when our actions or inactions cause another to suffer in any way. The LORD gave us free wills and they come with responsibility. Freedom is the right to do what we ought, as Pope John Paul II has taught us.

If we know of individuals who have been negatively impacted by our words or actions, let us pray to the LORD for the loving kindness to offer an apology and to seek to mend the relationships. Life is too short to let those hurts fester.

Until tomorrow, let us all love well.