Learning to Love in a Culture of Suspicion

Learning to Love in a Culture of Suspicion
Jay Pathak

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self–seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. – I Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)

3 Commitments to Trust:

1. When there is a gap between what I expect and what I experience… I fill it with trust.

2. When I observe other people filling the gap with suspicion… I will come to your defense.

3. If what I experience or see begins to erode my trust… I will come to you.

How Do I Be Trustworthy?

1. I commit to do what I say I do… and when I don’t, I’ll tell you FIRST.

2. I commit not to overpromise and underdeliver. If it looks like that might happen… I’ll tell you.

3. If you confront me… I’ll tell you the truth….