http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031714.cfm
Forgiving is quite possibly the hardest action in life since
it is so easy to fall into the traps of bitterness, resentment, and hatred.
Lent is a time for letting go, and letting go of those traps will help us get
closer to God. I know that I need to learn how to forgive; not specifically
others, but myself.
I feel I am the pure definition of being my own worst critic
because I still deeply regret things I have done when I was a child. Even so, I
am quick to blame myself for anything that goes awry and that results in deep
hatred towards myself. That's not what God wants. I may love the people in my
life a lot but what God really wants from me is to love and forgive myself for
my imperfections. I am in his image; I live my life devoted to Him and through
the people I love. I have to learn how to forgive myself, not just for Him, but
also for the people who love me and forgave me for my imperfections. At the
beginning of Lent, I gave up hating myself in favor of loving myself and
forgiving myself in order to get closer to God. I feel I'm doing a good job at it so far and even if I mess
up, I simply have to let go and let God.
Forgive and you will
be forgiven.
Andrew Abbensett
FCLC 2016
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