As I mentioned in my comment to Pat Thomas' post, forgiving and forgetting is hard in practice. I may have myself convinced that I WANT to forgive and that I have in fact forgiven, but I constantly revisit the wound...I don't want to forget.
So, in thinking about how to tackle this aspect of the challenge, I have discovered a harsh reality about myself: there are too many people on my list of those I should forgive. Have these people really hurt me (or someone I love) or am I so sensitive to every slight offense that I've added name after name to the list? I hope others aren't doing that to ME!
Of course, I have no idea what to do with this information now that I've made this discovery. Perhaps a completely clean slate is in order...
Kathy
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