Be the change you want to see in the world

You know, sometimes I wonder if we all just focused on “loving one another as we love ourselves” — that second Great Commandment — if we just did THAT – all of us, regardless of political persuasion, religious affiliation, personal agenda – if we ALL just did THAT — I wonder if we might actually see the change we want to see in the world.

If we ALL committed to THAT couldn’t we create a world where fear and terror and murder and rape and hate and discontent and anxiety and doubt and judgment and loathing and persecution vanishes?

Couldn’t we do that?

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The Forgiveness Journey: In the beginning

In my previous post I talked about my “aha” moment that transformed my understanding of forgiveness. And because that “aha” moment came through seeing God’s direction in the “Our Father” – a prayer given to us by Jesus Christ I thought it would be a good idea to see what else Scripture had to say about forgiveness.

Turns out it says a lot.

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