Mike Foster at People of the Second Chance wrote a challenging article about grace and our biases and prejudices of how we give grace to those we want to and feel deserve it and to those we don’t.  You can read the full story here, but this snippet says it all.

Too often our mercy is conditional and inconsistent. We are picky and choosy of who we help.

Dope smoker….Forgiven.

Crack whore….Judgment.

Porn watcher….Forgiven.

Porn maker…Judgment.

Straight sex….Forgiven.

Gay sex….Judgment.

People who have the same struggles as us…Forgiven.

People who have different struggles then us…Judgment.

You get my point.

Grace doesn’t discriminate and a second chance should seek equality. (Btw, for those thinking I’m just throwing out the reality of consequences to our actions, I’m not. Don’t miss my point here.)

My hope is all of us can be a little more consistent when handing out a second chance.