John Wesley Mellows
September 04, 2022
JOHN WESLEY MOMENTS
DAVE HANSON
John Wesley Mellows
John Wesley was once criticized because he thought he was always right. His reply was, “Of course I believe that I am right. If I didn’t think I was right I would change my opinion.” Many thought he was stubborn and autocratic.
Later in life he began to mellow. In 1765, at the age of 62, he wrote, “When I was young I was sure of everything. In a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half as sure of most things as I was before: at present I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to man.”
Thank God we can all grow in grace and kindness.
The Rev. Dave Hanson is a retired pastor and John Wesley scholar.