Hello,
When
Leroy and I do devotions in the morning we always have a bookmark in the bibles
as well as the devotion booklet. In the devotion booklet Leroy always leaves
the bookmark on the day that it is. I thought he might do that just so I could find
the page when doing my writing. That page listed the verses that we read. Sometimes
I do not get this done immediately so I do not remember what they are.
“Where
do you put a bookmark when you are reading a book just for you?” I asked Leroy.
“In
the spot where I finished,” he replied.
I
always put the bookmark in the spot where I will read next. I could not imagine
anyone putting it where I finished unless it was on the same page. What could
be a reason to do that?
It
seems as I go through life that everyone is doing things in the same way that I
am. It is astonishing to learn that is not true. The harder part is to let
others do it their way and I get to do it my way. Is that called tolerance?
Just how do we develop that? Of course the bookmark thing is small and
generally is not noticed by others. But what about the plants left to grow in
their lawn? Or the trash left around? Or the way different people drive, fast
or slow? Or the way others greet or speak to you? Where do we draw lines and
say, “It is not right?” Where is tolerance? How much should be tolerated?
Paula
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