Paul said that while we were still sinners, God extended an offer of relationship toward us! We need to express that same kind of love – a love that doesn’t wait for people to be perfect or get everything in order before beginning a friendship with us.  It’s imperative that we have grace for people while they are still thinking, speaking, and acting in ways we might not agree with.  And we need to overcome our own inner resistance to getting involved in a relationship with them.  A real mark of spiritual maturity is how we treat someone who is