Journey of Forgiveness
September 30th, 2008Tuesday’s Reflection
PROBABLY OUR JOURNEY of forgiveness will be impossible unless we realize we cannot do it alone. We are not the source of our healing. Truly the kingdom of God is within us as Jesus told us. But that kingdom is God’s presence, and we need God’s help to experience that inner glory.
As with any deep healing and release, the empowered mercy of God within and around us is ours to claim. We must face the facts: we are vulnerable (woundable); we have been hurt; we need to name our hurt and our deep needs as clearly and fully as we can. Little can change until we have faced where we actually are.
- Flora Slosson Wuellner
Forgiveness, the Passionate Journey
From Forgiveness, the Passionate Journey by Flora Slosson Wuellner. Copyright © 2001 by the author. Published by Upper Room Books. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Scripture Reading
The Lord says, “Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the Lord your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.”
- Exodus 20:7, GNT
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for the sacraments and those who receive them. Leave your prayer at the Prayer Wall.
- Walking the labyrinth is an ancient Christian prayer method in which the person praying walks meditatively through a patterned area. Read The Labyrinth: Praying Psalm 139.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Jerome (September 30).
- Lectionary Readings:
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