What God does with failure

Human beings fail. Human beings disappoint each other. They hurt each other. They even kill each other. “So what do we do with failure?” asked Pastor Phil Kniss (Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, VA) on this Fifth Sunday in Lent. We usually point out the failings of others, and attempt to cover up our own failings. It might be instructive to think about what God does with the failure of others. God shows amazing forgiveness, forebearance, keeps giving chances. That is the “grammar of the gospel.”