We cannot go back and undo the damage of yesterday, but we can undo the damage it is causing today. We do that with the act of forgiveness. Steve Arterburn When we forgive people who’ve hurt us, we cut the cord that binds us to one another and unhook ourselves from their bumper. We’re not …
TRUST ME, FORGIVE, AND LEAVE THE JUDGING TO ME
[This is the third of fourteen passages that sustained me in the while in the dark.] Psalm 37:3-9 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your …
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Unhooking from the bumper (On forgiveness) part three
I was feeling pretty good about all this letting go stuff when I ran into a snag, one of the many snags in the Bible on which I’ve gotten hung up. I got to thinking about Jesus’ prayer from the cross, “Father, forgive them…” He didn’t look down at his wild-eyed crucifiers and say “I …
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Unhooking from the bumper (On forgiveness) part two
[Here's a draft of the second of three parts on forgiving... All one chapter in the forthcoming memoir I'm planning to publish soonish...] Forgiving small things is easy, like when the neighbor didn’t pick up after their dog and I stepped in it, or like that time the barber used the wrong number clipper on …
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Unhooking from the bumper (On forgiving) part one
(Another small random piece of the Memoir...) We cannot go back and undo the damage of yesterday, but we can undo the damage it is causing today. We do that with the act of forgiveness. Steve Arterburn We must develop the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid …
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