If any of them be overtaken in a fault, try to
restore them, in the spirit of meekness. And let the mishaps of your
brethren remind you that _you_ too are exposed to temptation.
Calculate on meeting with trials or unpleasantnesses in the Church
occasionally; for offences are sure to come. Churches are made up of
men, and men are full of imperfections, so that misunderstandings, and
even misdoings at times, are inevitable. You may be misjudged or
undervalued. There will be differences of tastes and opinions, and even
clashings of interest, between you and your brethren. And trials may
come from quarters from which you could never have expected them, and of
a kind that you could not possibly anticipate. But make up your minds,
by the help of God, to bear all patiently. Remember how God has borne
with you; and consider what Jesus suffered from the weaknesses, the
errors, and the sins of men; and how meekly and patiently He endured.
And understand that others may have to bear with as many
unpleasantnesses from you, as you have to bear with from them. You may
misunderstand or undervalue others, as much as they misunderstand or
undervalue you. And others may be as much disappointed in you, as you
are in them. And you may try their patience, as much as they try yours.
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