Forgiveness Friday

So many times, we walk through this world angry.

Angry at people.
Angry at things.
Angry at ourselves.

Today I proclaim Forgiveness Friday!

I forgive C, who was my friend, and stopped talking to me years ago. Though I have tried to reach her, she has not replied. I forgive her, and I release her from any obligation I once held her to.

I forgive this tiny house. It has no way of knowing that it harbors things that disgust me, nor has it the ability to change. I forgive it and release it from my demands of change. I hold only myself accountable to get us out of debt quickly enough to relieve us of this house.

I forgive myself. For so many things. For gaining weight. For my body failing in childbirth. For becoming angry at little things.

For this one thing I have learned: I forget what is behind me, and I press on toward the prize.

I will strive everyday to forgive and forget the things that have come against me. For I fight not against flesh and blood, but against the powers and principalities of this dark world.

Amen!