it is simple to follow: if God forgives us, we must forgive one another; it is difficult to live out
if we practice forgiveness during the seemingly less serious offenses like leaving the dishes unwashed in the sink and someone denting my car then, we cultivate the "attitude of forgiveness" within ourselves.
it is then possible to then forgive in the more serious areas that enter our lives such as an unfaithful spouse, the betrayal from a close friend
and today-- the tenth anniversary of 9/11 -- can we, as a nation, even forgive, those who perpetrated these crimes against thousands of innocent people?
we have a long way to go in this lofty ideal of forgiveness. it will be only through the Spirit that we can have the strength for this level of healing to occur.
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