Forgiveness: #28

#28: Forgive everyone everything.

So, since my last post was completely misunderstood, I've (hopefully) deleted it.  Lesson learned.  Thanks.  And I forgive you.

That is, actually, what's so good about knowing that, in Christian-eese, we're all sinners.  Do I say the right thing all the time?  Do I always give everyone everything they need, even if I know what it is?  Do I call and pursue people and invite others out?  Do I do the things that hurt me when they're not done for/to me?  Probably a lot less than I'd like to think about right now.

Do I want to be forgiven?  Do I want to still be seen a valid human being even after I mess up?  Do I want to be without the fear of losing relationship even in the midst of mistakes?  A LOT more than I live like I do.

I need to be mad about something first, otherwise the forgiveness thing isn't very meaningful.  And so, I slipped back onto the old path again.  Or I turned around from the path away from that crap I was on.  I went into attack mode like a wounded dog.  I'm sorry.  In my momentary blindness by agony, I forgot that I was not the judge.  I abdicate.  I want no part with accusation even if it's correct.  The first thing I want to do is ask for forgiveness.

The second, because we all fall short of the glory of God and the person we were meant to be, is to extend it.