IN the current world it is not very common to find virtues such as kindness, compassion, forgiveness and love. We may even be striving to cultivate them ourselves, but we feel unable to do so. Why? Perhaps we are too critical of our own shortcomings and we have even convinced ourselves that we can never overcome certain impediments, such as a deeply rooted vice or the memory of a bad experience. However, the Bible reveals something very encouraging: our Creator knows well that within all people there is the potential to cultivate good qualities.

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