Ephesians 4:32
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
This morning in church, my Pastor spoke about forgiveness which is something I have struggled with my entire life. Over the past few months, I have gone through steps in forgiving the people I feel like have "wronged me" in my past. The feeling of letting go of the hate is something I never thought I could accomplish but have and the feeling is something I can not describe.
Below was something I wrote when I was going through the process of forgiving and wanted to share with anyone else who may struggle as I did. If you are struggling as I do and did with forgiveness, I can not encourage you enough to just let it go.
May I have forgiveness in my heart for anything I think I've done wrong.
May I forgive myself for what I think were all my past omissions and commissions. They are long gone. I understand that I was a different person then and this one is forgiving the one that I was. May I feel the forgiveness filling me and enveloping me with a sense of warmth and ease.
May I forgive my parents for anything I have ever blamed them for. May I understand that they, too, are different now. May this forgiveness fill them and surround them, and may I know in my heart that this is my most wonderful way of togetherness.
May I forgive my nearest and dearest people for anything that I think they have done wrong or are doing wrong at this time. May they feel that I accept them. May that forgiveness fill them, realizing that this is my expression of love.
May I forgive the people I know, whoever they might be, for whatever it is that I have blamed them for, for what I have judged them for. May my forgiveness fill their hearts, and surround and envelope them with it, and let it be my expression of love for them.
May I forgive fully any special person towards whom I still have resentment, jealousy, rejection, or dislike. May I remember that everyone is suffering. May this forgiveness come from my heart and reach out to that person completely and totally.
May I forgive any one person, or any situation, or any group of people, whom I am condemning, blaming, or disliking. May my forgiveness be my expression of unconditional love.
May I remember that all human beings are suffering and that my heart needs forgiveness in order to have purity of love. May I look again and see whether there's still anyone or anything anywhere in the world that I blame or condemn. May I forgive them so that there is no separation in my heart.
May I put my attention back on myself and recognize the goodness in me and the effort I am making. May I feel the warmth and ease that comes from my forgiveness.
Wow! This is so beautiful! Your words are very inspiring. They are also challenging, as I am currently in a situation that requires me to repeatedly forgive someone that I have close and frequent contact with. Thank you for posting this.
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