Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

“If only I could start over again!” I find myself muttering this phrase to myself on so many occasions. A flippant comment that sounded quite funny while it was still in my head, but no sooner have I said it than I realise it might be hurtful or taken wrongly. “Oh, if only I could start over again!” Faced with a question that I find challenging, a situation about which I feel uncertain, a person with whom I feel insecure, I can say the wrong thing, behave awkwardly, give out the wrong signals and instead of stopping I dig a deeper hole or paint myself into a corner. “If only I could start over again!” Missed opportunities, messed up relationships, lack of clear thinking, complete misunderstandings, ill-advised decisions, painful consequences – “If only I could start over again!” Read More »