love is obviously the all encompassing message of Christ, but there's the whole "it keeps no record of wrongs" part that I tend to get caught up on. we are all called to forgive. forgiveness is one of the integral parts of who Christ is and therefore it should be an integral part of who we are. which is all nice and marshmellowy to say. but how does it translate from theory to actuality?
how do you live a life of forgiveness?
how do we get to the zen like state where we don't feel this constant nagging of wanting to seek retribution against those who have wronged us?
how do we give up wanting to get in the last word?
how do we give up gossiping against those who get under our skin?
and it's not like things will change... people will still wrong me... they will still be flawed... I will always be flawed...
I don't expect freedom from these situations, I just wish for the peace of mind to endure them...
I haven't quite figured it out yet... in fact I'm not really sure where to begin...
but there is something nagging at me telling me that it is possible...
i have to have hope that I will get to the point where things won't bother me...
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One word: perspective. Do we have the perspective to see that the way we've been wronged (most of the time) isn't a big deal in the bog game of life? I think we have to start with forgiving the small offenses before we can tackle the bigger ones.
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