Saturday, August 07, 2004
been in a better mood these couple of days... below is part of an article on Forgiving Ourselves and Others... it is here so that i can constanly remind myself to forgive...
“One of the hardest things to do in life is to let go of old hurts. We often say, or at least think, ‘What you did to me and my family, my ancestors, or my friends I cannot forget or forgive. . . One day you will have to pay for it.’ Sometimes our memories are decades, even centuries, old and asking for revenge.
Jesus tells us to: ”pray for those who mistreat you” (Luke 6:28 TEV), “pray for those who treat you badly” (Luke 6:26 NJB), “pray for those who spitefully use you” (Luke 6:28 NKJV). “I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44 NJB). When we pray for people, we want the best for them. When we really and truly pray, continually, for the grace to forgive our family members and others, we will slowly discover that we can no longer remain angry with them. It is impossible to lift our family members and others up in the presence of God and at the same time continue to be angry with them. Jesus promises, “And if you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22 NJB)
So, every day, we are all challenged and called to be like saints for one another in forgiving ourselves and others.
“One of the hardest things to do in life is to let go of old hurts. We often say, or at least think, ‘What you did to me and my family, my ancestors, or my friends I cannot forget or forgive. . . One day you will have to pay for it.’ Sometimes our memories are decades, even centuries, old and asking for revenge.
Jesus tells us to: ”pray for those who mistreat you” (Luke 6:28 TEV), “pray for those who treat you badly” (Luke 6:26 NJB), “pray for those who spitefully use you” (Luke 6:28 NKJV). “I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44 NJB). When we pray for people, we want the best for them. When we really and truly pray, continually, for the grace to forgive our family members and others, we will slowly discover that we can no longer remain angry with them. It is impossible to lift our family members and others up in the presence of God and at the same time continue to be angry with them. Jesus promises, “And if you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22 NJB)
So, every day, we are all challenged and called to be like saints for one another in forgiving ourselves and others.
i look upon the moon and stars at 8/07/2004 10:31:00 PM
Comments 0 stars were shining bright even without the moon
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