A poem about forgiveness...
Forgiveness is letting go of the pain, and accepting what has happened, because it will not change. Forgiveness is dismissing the blame. Choices were made that caused the hurt; we each could have chosen differently, but we didn't.
Forgiveness is looking at the pain, learning the lessons it has produced, and understanding what we have learned. Forgiveness allows us to move on towards a better understanding of universal love and our true purpose.
Forgiveness is knowing that love is the answer to all questions, and that we all are in some way connected. Forgiveness is starting over with the knowledge that we have gained. I forgive you, and I forgive myself. I hope you can do the same. -Judith Mammay.
I open my heart to God and receive the blessing that forgiveness brings me. Jesus taught His followers the importance of giving and receiving forgiveness with a parable: A master had mercy on a servant and forgave him the debt he owed. This same servant refused to forgive another servant's debt. When the master found out, he had the unforgiving servant's debt restored.
Forgiveness is a natural function of the principle of giving and receiving. As I release the past, I open my heart to God, the forgiving Spirit within me and everyone. My forgiveness of myself is related to my forgiveness of others, because my willingness to forgive others inspires me to also forgive myself. My life is enriched as this cycle of giving and receiving continues to bless me and all my relationships.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me." --Psalm 51:10
Forgiveness is looking at the pain, learning the lessons it has produced, and understanding what we have learned. Forgiveness allows us to move on towards a better understanding of universal love and our true purpose.
Forgiveness is knowing that love is the answer to all questions, and that we all are in some way connected. Forgiveness is starting over with the knowledge that we have gained. I forgive you, and I forgive myself. I hope you can do the same. -Judith Mammay.
I open my heart to God and receive the blessing that forgiveness brings me. Jesus taught His followers the importance of giving and receiving forgiveness with a parable: A master had mercy on a servant and forgave him the debt he owed. This same servant refused to forgive another servant's debt. When the master found out, he had the unforgiving servant's debt restored.
Forgiveness is a natural function of the principle of giving and receiving. As I release the past, I open my heart to God, the forgiving Spirit within me and everyone. My forgiveness of myself is related to my forgiveness of others, because my willingness to forgive others inspires me to also forgive myself. My life is enriched as this cycle of giving and receiving continues to bless me and all my relationships.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me." --Psalm 51:10
