355. A Story on Forgiveness in Seven Parts
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Part 1 – I hear the words: “I have forgiven you.” I feel the wonder and question: All? All my mistakes—things I did—things I should have done? I do not plan the wrong, but still it happens. How can forgiveness be so complete?
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Part 2 – Belief hovers—new light breaks through. “I have forgiven you” sinks into my being.
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Part 3 – Wonder explodes and I know grace, know in my heart-place I did not deserve and still I received.
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Part 4 – I hear more words: “You forgive too.” Uh-oh! I ask new questions: How many times? And who? The wonder wavers as I hear: “Every time. All.”
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Part 5 – Come on, I want to hold my anger, not give up the grudge. I want to wait until some better time when anger feelings and grudges have melted. But that is not what I hear.
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Part 6 – The answers bounce and echo off my questions….. How many times? – “Every.” ….. Who? – “All.” …..And in that-heart place, I feel the vibration of how forgiveness works.
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Part 7 – It’s not I did this for you, now you have to do this too. Instead there is a knowing deep inside that as I receive and hold the wonder of being forgiven, so also I can give same gift. I can say “I forgive you,” to each one – each time.
