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“Love is an act of
endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.”
— Peter Ustinov
How interesting to think of forgiveness
as becoming a habit. Anything we do repeatedly and with
regularity can become habitual. However, few things in
life cause us to rebel as much as the idea of forgiving
a wrong or hurt, especially when we feel justified. The
idea that love can be endless, continual and ongoing
acts of forgiveness is inspired. We are all going to
mess up, everyone one of us, and as a result cause harm.
True love has restorative powers to cure us of the malignancy
of resentment, most especially when expressed in forgiveness.
“The weak can never
forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
There is a certain appeal and even logic to “might
makes right”. We see it constantly in our world.
Those with the greatest strength and the most power can
take what they want and push others out of the way. Get
what you want and right away! “No pain, no gain” and
even if the pain is at another’s expense.
The bully approach is ultimately hollow as it creates ongoing resentment from those abused by the misuse
of power. So, true strength, the kind we regard as intestinal fortitude, is the ability to forgive.
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 “It
is easier to get forgiveness than permission.“
— Stuart's Law of Retroaction
You can’t go out on a limb and
do something you know might create good, or then again,
might result in anger, grief or punishment unless you
are willing to risk. If
you
are
supposed to
get permission first you will probably reconsider. Maybe
you will even
decide against attempting whatever you think you should,
because asking permission means sticking your neck out.
Then again, acting without permission can also be stretching
your neck on the chopping block.
Ideally we ask for permission when we should, but we
all recognize there are times when we won’t. In those cases you
hope that your leap of faith will be rewarded, but if
not, then you can always get up, dust yourself off,
and beg for forgiveness.
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“Forgiveness is
almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits
to the one who forgives.”
— Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark
The benefits of forgiveness have frequently been extolled. It
releases the pent-up anger and resentment that is so harmful to us. Keep that inside,
nurse the grudge and refuse to forgive and see if you feel any better. You might get some
short term adrenaline surges, but in the long run it is like taking poison and hoping
the other person will die.
On the other hand, you will grow when you forgive. It stretches your capacity for love
and compassion. You can wipe the slate clean and move forward. If it is a child, spouse
or other loved one, forgiveness will bring you closer together. Everyone wants a second
chance. While being truly selfish is not a virtue, the benefits that paradoxically come to
you when you forgive the wrongs and mistakes of others are of great self benefit.
“Forgiveness is the key to happiness.”
— A Course In Miracles
Everybody wants to be happy. Everyone is looking for the secret to happiness.
If only there was a key that would open the door to your happiness!
Well, you already possess the key. You simply need to take it out of your pocket and insert it
into the keyhole and turn. The only way to be truly happy is to care less about what happens
to you, particularly troubles, and more about how you can help others. Help through love,
service and especially forgiveness.
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Scripture taken from the Holy
Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.Copyright ©
1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights
reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International
Bible Society.
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Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy
Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996. Used
by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton,
IL 60189, USA. All rights reserved.
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ACTS:
13-38
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"Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that
through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed
to you. "
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