We can never predict someone’s responses. Anger and defensiveness can come when we least expect it. In response, humility has nothing to defend: “It’s funny you should say that I should look at myself first. I have actually spent time doing that, and I saw that my own heart is a good bit uglier than I thought. And I really am open to you talking about my sins. We can do that now. Then we can talk about what I was talking about earlier. I am trying to care for you in a way that I would want to be cared for.” “Am I saying things that are wrong or offensive?”
