In my line of ministry I am constantly visiting new people.  I really enjoy it when I meet a family for the first time and they accept me into their circle so completely that by the end of the visit I feel like I have known them for longer than one visit.  Acceptance is a gift we can extend to others or withhold from them.  The choice is ours.  But when we extend acceptance the gift we give to the other person is long lasting and creates energy and peace within them.  Let us be about the work of ACCEPTANCE each and every day in all that we do!!!!