It is easy for us to be all judgemental, but I do find it difficult to understand how the German Chancellor can say one thing in conference with European leaders one day and then return home the next and do the opposite... ... except that it is just human behaviour writ large. It's so easy to condemn our leaders (and I am not saying that she's right to do what she has done; I have no crystal ball!), but sometimes what shocks us in others should help us to what is closer to home. I ask myself two questions today. Am I a man of my word? As the weekly bit says we need to be transparently trustworthy if we are following a God of truth. And secondly, how do I deal with it if I make a mistake and need to change course. Politicians rarely seem to admit error, but it seekers of grace need to. It is at the heart of the Christian life.