Greetings Dear Reader,
We will have memories that harm us. That is unavoidable if we are to live among
humans. Those memories can be mitigated
and tamed if we work at it. They can be
managed even if it takes time and effort to do so.
What we must do is forgive and keep forgiving if
necessary. Feeling the feelings associated
with the things that caused us pain does not mean we have not forgiven. It may be that the memories launch new anger
and even hatred. We must forgive again.
There are things in my past that used to immediately launch
fear and pain the moment I thought of them.
There is still sadness there but no longer anger and fear. Every time it occurs I remind myself that the
person who harmed me is forgiven and that I must forgive him anew if necessary.
I must also be sure that when someone approaches me for
forgiveness that I am kind and compassionate.
I must forgive. I must be good to
the person. I do not have to trust or
put myself in danger but I must lovingly forgive.
It is in this that we find the key to our own healing. We also need forgiveness for things. They may not be great things but we need forgiveness. It is in forgiving that we see that we are
also forgiven. It is in this forgiving that
we see the needs of others for love and compassion.
I must always forgive, even when I must make myself do
it. I must focus on love and forgiveness
for others so that I do not become bitter.
I must focus on it so that I remember how I am in daily need of
forgiveness. When we were taught how to
pray the conditional was this: Forgive our
trespass as we forgive those who trespass against us. That alone should be enough motivation for
me.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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You are right we all have me.ories that harm us. And sometimes it gets to a point where it hurts to forgive those that have harmed us. Especially if its continual .. I'm going through this with my own dad at the moment. And how love is forgiveness but as children we all screw up and need constant forgiveness. It can be tiring. And to people sometimes you just wonder how much of a fool you are to keep forgiving or to forgive that one person whom has hurt you so deep. When you feel that I relate back to Michael Cards Gods own fool song. It helps me.
ReplyDeleteMichael Card – God's Own Fool Lyrics
ReplyDeleteSeems I've imagined Him all of my life
As the wisest of all of mankind
But if God's Holy wisdom is foolish to men
He must have seemed out of His mind
For even His family said He was mad
And the priests said a demon's to blame
But God in the form of this angry young man
Could not have seemed perfectly sane
Chorus
When we in our foolishness thought we were wise
He played the fool and He opened our eyes
When we in our weakness believed we were strong
He became helpless to show we were wrong
And so we follow God's own fool
For only the foolish can tell-
Believe the unbelievable
And come be a fool as well
So come lose your life for a carpenter's son
For a madman who died for a dream
And you'll have the faith His first followers had
And you'll feel the weight of the beam
So surrender the hunger to say you must know
Have the courage to say I believe
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see
Chorus
So we follow God's own Fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable,
And come be a fool as well