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Last week I played in a city league soccer game with some of my good friends. I absolutely LOVE soccer — competing and sharing the field with good men.
But despite the quality of the guys and the fact that we were winning by multiple goals, the game ended with shouting at the referee, extra-aggressive tackles, anger, hostility, and red cards. From both teams.
I even felt it myself. One of my friends took a cheap ankle-biter, and when no whistle blew, I chased the player down ready to deliver a hard body check. He passed the ball before I got there (thankfully). Looking back, I guarantee I would have regretted it.
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Where Did Things Go Wrong?
It wasn’t bad refereeing.
It wasn’t blatant injustice.
It wasn’t even the hard fouls.
We arrived there by choice.
The very power that makes us human is the ability to separate stimulus from response. Between the two is a gap — and in that gap lies agency.
What to Do With That Gap
You’re going to feel anger, fear, sadness. Let those emotions surface. But then choose.
Don’t react just because the stimulus demands it.
Choose to respond. Forge raw frustration into refined resolve.
If changes need to be made — make them.
If critical conversations need to happen — have them.
If protections need preparing — prepare them.
If forgiveness can be offered — offer it.
If grace can be extended — extend it.
If humanity can be found — be it.
The Eternal Pattern
This truth is patterned after an infinitely bigger gap — the gap between sin and justice.
And in that cosmic chasm, the Savior Himself stands.
With grace for all of humanity.
“My grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me.” — Ether 12:27
May we exemplify Him by standing with grace in the small gaps of our daily interactions.
Be the bridge,
Justin & Jared
The F5 Brotherhood
F5 Fast Files:
In every conflict, there’s a gap between stimulus and response. That’s where agency lives.
You’ll feel anger, fear, or frustration — but you don’t have to react. You can choose to respond: refine anger into resolve, extend grace, or take action with purpose.
This mirrors the eternal truth: between sin and justice stands the Savior, filling the gap with grace. Let’s exemplify Him by standing with grace in our own daily interactions.
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