WASHING DISHES

WASHING DISHES

   It was getting late in the day and the dishes were piled up in the kitchen.  Not a lot of dishes, just a couple of big dishes.  I needed to wash them by hand.  I am tired of washing dishes.  Housework is not my cup of tea.  I have washed, dried clothes, folded them, and put them away.  And dishes...I have washed enough dishes to fill the great state of Mississippi with them.  I didn't want to wash the dishes and I said so.  Of course he never tells me I have to do anything.  He just said, "Don't wash them if you don't want to."

   Then I thought of a friend of mine who would probably give a lot to be physically able to stand at the sink and wash dishes.  That made me feel small complaining about the task.  My friend turns 30 years old this year.  I can't remember a time when she could bathe herself.  She has been carried to the toilet since I can remember, and I've known her since she was in middle school.   And I want to complain about washing the dishes.

   I have a loved one in prison, also.  I'll bet he would love to complain about something as trivial as washing dishes whenever he decides to get up and do it.  That is a life I cannot imagine living.  Sometimes we make choices that are not the best and there are consequences we did not consider.

   Forgiveness is like that, you know.  Someone does something to us that hurts us.  Sometimes they don't even know we take offense at them, since they meant nothing by their actions or words.  But we harbor resentment and hatred toward them. 

   I have recently been brought to my knees about someone that I haven't given a second thought about.  She lied about me years ago and tried to destroy my relationship with my S.O. (Significant Other).  He knew she had lied, because what she said about me was so far from my normal behavior.  So she failed at her mission.  But I had written her off without even forgiving her.  Do you know how much it costs me to forgive her?  You're right!  I don't have to spend one penny on it.  I can forgive her for nothing.  Jesus forgave me for all the sins I have committed, am committing, and will ever commit.  How can I not forgive her?

   By the way, I washed the dishes.  I will wake up to a clean kitchen in the morning, and a clear conscience, too.

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