Lord, God of Truth and Peace, with You there is always a way that is good.  Show us how to get past this disagreement.  You Who gives perseverance and encouragement, please give us the same mind with one another so that, with oneness, we can be on the same page in a way that brings You glory.  Help us to receive and embrace each other and extend grace to one another, even in our differences, as You have done for us.  Be glorified in our relationship, Lord, as You bring us into oneness.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.

It was a beautiful day, and I was enjoying being out with my wife, my son Chris, and my daughter-in-law Lindsay. As we walked along, something came across my radar, and I reflexively made a sarcastic joke about it. Lindsay stopped in her tracks and said, “Now I get it.” A quick-witted, sarcastic humor was one of those things I had passed on to my son. This was part of our regular banter, and the apple had not fallen far from the tree.