Coincides perfectly with today’s Daily Thought. “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassionate fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lam 3:22,23
How true. We must forgive or holding a grudge only ends up hurting ourselves, I’ve heard the saying , “Forgiveness is the fragrance of the violet on the heel of the one who crushed it.”
Many times others or ourselves don’t realize how deeply their/our thoughts affect each other. In trying to keep in tune with Divine Love, we are naturally drawn to these beautiful thoughts of harmony and peace. Thank you, Evan.
Thanks for the reminder! I know holding onto things only hurts myself, and have spent a lot of time letting go of old resentments. I found the time4thinkers.com section under “Get involved,” “Radical Acts” on forgiveness invaluable to my process, hearing how others have found peace. One that led to a major breakthrough was your message here: it doesn’t have to be a lengthy process. You can just let go!
Although I still had to work to break the habit of holding onto resentments, it’s becoming easier and easier. For me it’s twofold: catching and rejecting the error messages that try to create division, and addressing lingering resentments before they fester in thought. It’s been a real boon to my spiritual and emotional growth!
I suffered for too long with how to forgive myself and others, thinking I had to swallow the guilt and resentment, and just grin & bear it. My quest for truth brought me wonderful teachers – and it was Emmet Fox who explained forgiveness as being able to “give” Truth “for” error”. Not always easy, but now I know what to do!
Part of The Lord’s Prayer reads “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” So it seems to me our trespasses are forgiven by God in the same manner as we forgive those who have trespassed against us. Good! Therefore it is rewarding for us to forgive everything and everyone quickly, freely and willingly – yea .gladly – for God is going to be forgiving us our own trespasses in a like manner.
Evan, thank you so much for the urgent wake-up call.
I too have suffered because forgiveness has not come easily on many occasions.
I keep going back to an article by David Fowler (Sentinel of January 13, 2014) and like to share two uplifting excerpts:
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
“Those forgiven may or may not change their behaviors or attitudes, but forgiveness is not conditional on others
making changes. We stop suffering from the words or actions of others when the cause of the offense has been
cancelled in us.”
Thanks also to all who have commented on the subject today.
Vow what a lovely thought. If we claim to love and worship God, then we need to follow His example and learn to forgive as He does. Thanks Evan.
Coincides perfectly with today’s Daily Thought. “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassionate fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lam 3:22,23
I have struggled a bit for those, some in CS, that left a sour taste, but I will address those issues with Love and Compassion.
Time for me to move ahead, Thanks, Evan.
How true. We must forgive or holding a grudge only ends up hurting ourselves, I’ve heard the saying , “Forgiveness is the fragrance of the violet on the heel of the one who crushed it.”
Many times others or ourselves don’t realize how deeply their/our thoughts affect each other. In trying to keep in tune with Divine Love, we are naturally drawn to these beautiful thoughts of harmony and peace. Thank you, Evan.
Thanks for the reminder! I know holding onto things only hurts myself, and have spent a lot of time letting go of old resentments. I found the time4thinkers.com section under “Get involved,” “Radical Acts” on forgiveness invaluable to my process, hearing how others have found peace. One that led to a major breakthrough was your message here: it doesn’t have to be a lengthy process. You can just let go!
Although I still had to work to break the habit of holding onto resentments, it’s becoming easier and easier. For me it’s twofold: catching and rejecting the error messages that try to create division, and addressing lingering resentments before they fester in thought. It’s been a real boon to my spiritual and emotional growth!
I suffered for too long with how to forgive myself and others, thinking I had to swallow the guilt and resentment, and just grin & bear it. My quest for truth brought me wonderful teachers – and it was Emmet Fox who explained forgiveness as being able to “give” Truth “for” error”. Not always easy, but now I know what to do!
Part of The Lord’s Prayer reads “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” So it seems to me our trespasses are forgiven by God in the same manner as we forgive those who have trespassed against us. Good! Therefore it is rewarding for us to forgive everything and everyone quickly, freely and willingly – yea .gladly – for God is going to be forgiving us our own trespasses in a like manner.
Evan, thank you so much for the urgent wake-up call.
I too have suffered because forgiveness has not come easily on many occasions.
I keep going back to an article by David Fowler (Sentinel of January 13, 2014) and like to share two uplifting excerpts:
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
“Those forgiven may or may not change their behaviors or attitudes, but forgiveness is not conditional on others
making changes. We stop suffering from the words or actions of others when the cause of the offense has been
cancelled in us.”
Thanks also to all who have commented on the subject today.
Awesome quotes! Thanks for sharing them.