We Never Know What Others Are Dealing With

After many years of offering counsel and a listening ear to others I have come to realize that there are always things going on in people’s lives that we don’t know about—sometimes there will be painful, stressful, difficult things happening that we don’t know about. I don’t say this to suggest that this gives people permission to behave any way they want, but I do say it to suggest that we be willing to extend patience, mercy and grace.