As We Forgive Others

The world seems so contentious, Lord,
With little room for grace.
It seems like people seek conflict,
They run to its embrace.
 
I find myself wondering why
Many seek out a fight
Instead of just passing on by
Those certain they are right.
 
Until I catch myself, also,
My umbrage on the rise,
Seeking to set the record straight…
Self-awareness applies.
 
I cannot ask to receive grace
If I have none to give.
There is no peace within the soul,
And that’s no way to live.
 
Please help us, Lord, to turn from wrath
And seek to share Your peace,
That we may then ask You, in turn,
For our own sin’s release.
 
Matthew 6:12
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who have trespassed against us.