Monday, August 15, 2005
THE ART OF FORGIVING
THE ART OF FORGIVING
Author Unknown
Aug 15, 2005
The most creative power given to the human spirit is the power to heal
the wounds of a past it cannot change.
We do our forgiving alone inside our hearts and minds; what happens to
the people we forgive depends on them.
The first person to benefit from forgiving is the one who does it.
Forgiving happens it three stages: we rediscover the humanity of the
person who wronged us; we surrender our right to get even; and we wish
that person well.
Forgiving is a journey; the deeper the wound, the longer the journey.
Forgiving does not require us to reunite with the person who broke our
trust.
We do not forgive because we are supposed to; we forgive when we are
ready to be healed.
Waiting for someone to repent before we forgive is to surrender our
future to the person who wronged us.
Forgiving is not a way to avoid pain but to heal the pain.
Forgiving someone who breaks a trust does not mean that we give him his
job back.
Forgiving is the only way to be fair to ourselves.
Forgivers are not doormats; to forgive a person is not a signal that we
are willing to put up with with what he does.
Forgiving is essential; talking about it is optional.
When we forgive, we set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner
we set free is us.
When we forgive we walk in stride with the forgiving God.
PRAYER
"Lord, fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me joy in seeking you
more closely. Increase my faith in all your promises, my hope in the
joys of heaven, and my love for You as my All."
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