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The word for today is error. I think I was probably in 4th grade, and our teacher at church was helping us learn a song that lists the names of the New Testament books. Well, I was cruising through the melody while remembering all of the names, and I finished strong with "Jude and Revelations!" The teacher looked over the group and asked, "Who added Revelations at the end?" I didn't know we were going to get quizzed on the authors. I thought we were just learning the song. It felt like a mean trick.

We sang through again, and the teacher stopped everyone. He was getting annoyed. "Who added Revelations?!" No answer from the group.

We sang through one last time, and I made the same mistake yet again. Clearly peaved, our teacher implored, "Who is adding 'Revelations' at the end?!?'" I finally understood the issue and that it was me. I added Revelations at the end of the New Testament. Did I confess? No, I did not. I took my embarrassment in stride and ever so carefully removed the "s" from Revelation in future rehearsals.

Today’s concrete challenge is to be gentle with errors. If you’ve been harsh with someone that has done something incorrectly, apologize. If you need a soundtrack to help you remember today, repeat this phrase for the rest of the podcast: “Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”

Use the next few minutes of this podcast to either apologize to someone that you’ve been harsh with or repeat the soundtrack. I’ll keep the music playing while you do.

Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who can show strength through gentleness.”

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Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.

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