Dryness

Spoke with Peter about my current period of dryness. Peter thought for a while, and then asked me, "What caused your dryness?"

Gee. I thought about it, with his help, and think perhaps it's because of some bitterness I have towards someone who's not repentant of what he's doing. Thank God for Peter's encouragement - forgiveness is not always a one-time-off event... it sometimes is a process, where you need to continually forgive even as you're being hurt.

And Jesus' words come to my mind. He prayed, even as Roman soldiers were nailing him unjustly to the cross, while the hostile crowd was jeering Him: "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing."