“When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.” Acts 4:7-11 Have you had those moments when you could feel yourself getting ready to say words that were going to come out, for good or bad? The elephant in the room could be ignored no longer. How scary is it to stand up to your jailer (like Peter), your boss, or co-worker, but scarier still to friends or family? Yet we all know for change to occur, someone has to be brave enough to identify the problem. We feel and understand the things that are wrong in our lives, and those things scare us. With Christ we have the strongest cornerstone. We have the foundation to set boundaries that allow us to grow in relationship to one another through Christ. You know it is the Holy Spirit leading you when it comes from a place of love and not resentment. Prayer: “Dear Lord, give us the words to speak in the moments to speak them. Help us to hear your Holy Spirit guiding us to truth. Amen.”