September 21

​If I burn my hand on the stove, I can forgive the stove for hurting me, but the stove only did what it was designed to do. It’s not the stove’s fault if I continue to place my hand where it doesn’t belong. So it is with people at times. There are those who can’t help but hurt those around them, and we must be careful not to let them burn us. We forgive, but at the same time we protect ourselves from the fire.