Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 106:1
“Not only His generosity but also our iniquity greatly commends the goodness of God. For if it is a great thing to grant many things freely to those who deserve nothing, how much greater will it be to give good things to those who deserve evil things?
O what sort of kindness, which even our impiety is not able to overcome. There are some things that He mercifully forgives; there are other things that He abundantly bestows. For He forgives our evils; He gives His goods generously. Always quick to forgive; always ready to give generously.
The former is kind; the latter, generous. In both cases beneficent; always good. Therefore let us confess our evils to Him. Let us confess our goods to Him. Let us confess our evils to be from us, so that He may in kindness forgive them. Let us confess our goods to be from Him so that He may preserve and increase them.”
Richard of St. Victor (1110-1173) in The Twelve Patriarchs (Classics of Western Spirituality; Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1979) 64.
Kind and generous all the time! That’s our amazing God, not giving us what we deserve and showering blessings on us that we don’t deserve! Today, since it is her birthday, I give thanks to God for the blessing that my wife, Jenni, is to me and everyone she touches!
She is “always quick to forgive, always ready to give generously.” She inspires me to live completely for God and entrust everything to God. While I may have a mind that seeks to know God, she models for me how to love God with my whole heart. Happy Birthday Jenni!