Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against
another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so
you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13.

An apology,

Is a friendship preserver,
Is often a debt of honour,
Is never a sign of weakness,
Is an antidote for hatred,
Costs nothing but one’s pride,
Always saves more than it costs,
Is a device needed in every home.

Accompany me to-day, O Spirit invisible, in all my goings, but stay
with me also when I am in my own home and among my kindred. Forbid
that I should fail to show to those nearest to me the sympathy and
consideration which Thy grace enables me to show to others with
whom I have to do. Forbid that I should refuse to my own household
the courtesy and politeness which I think proper to show to
strangers. Let charity to-day begin at home.

John Baillie, A Diary of Private Prayer, London: OUP, 1936, p.89)

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