Oct 28.99: Light For The Day - "Forgiveness"

"If you suffer for doing good, and you are patient,
then God is pleased. This is what you were
called to do, because Christ suffered for you
and gave you an example to follow. So you
should do as he did."
-- 1Peter 2:20-21 (NCV)

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Is there any emotion that misprisions the soul
more than the unwillingness to forgive? 

What do you do when people mistreat you
or those you love? 

Does the fire of anger boil within you, with
leaping flames consuming your emotions? 

Or do you reach somewhere, to some source
of cool water and pull out a bucket of mercy --
to free yourself?

Don't get on the roller coaster of resentment
and anger. You be the one who says, "Yes,
he mistreated me, but I am going to be like
Christ. I'll be the one who says, 'forgive them,
Father, they don't know what they're doing."

-- Max Lucado

Prayer:
Father, help us to forgive others -- even as
you have forgiven us -- that we might not
live burdened and shackled by yesterday's
failures, but that we might live, constantly
aware of your grace and mercy. 

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"When you do things, do not let selfishness
or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble
and give more honor to others than to
yourselves. Do not be interested only your
own life, but be interested in the lives of 
others. In your lives you must think and
act like Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 2:3-5 (NCV)