Thoughtlessly Cruel

Monday Devotion

“Remind the people to be…peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.”

Titus 3:1-2

A couple of years ago, my wife planted blueberries beside our house, about seventy feet away from the nearest faucet.  We had a cheap hose at the time that kept splitting as I hauled it across the lawn to water the blueberries.  I had to cut the hose and reset a new nozzle every time it split, so I finally got fed up and went to the hardware store and got a “heavy-duty, industrial-strength” hose, guaranteed not to split.

I felt so happy with my purchase—finally, a decent hose!  It made me smile just looking at it.  I’d pick it up, feel its weight, and say to myself, “No way this baby is ever gonna split.”

Imagine my chagrin when Lisa barged into the house one evening and exclaimed, “I hate that stupid hose!”