Balance before Blessing

Friday April 4th, John 20: 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." Again, scary stuff. Stuff we all tend to shrink from. After seeing the hands and feet, the cost of discipleship, we are told that it is now our turn. We might not have to hang on the cross, but we might be asked to give up one of those things that takes all our time and energy. We might just be asked to achieve balance before blessing.