4:45 p.m. - Sunday, May. 23, 2004
Forgiven.
I forgave.
Here is the key to forgiving: Don't be a jerk.
More precisely, realize your own jerkness and forgive the jerkness you see in the other person. You might find yourself having a conversation that goes something like this:
"I'm sorry. I can be a real #*%#! sometimes."
"That's okay. I can be a real #*%#! too."
"I guess we're even then."
"I guess so."
That's really all it takes. I know there may be other things you need to deal with, especially when there's history and hurt runs deep, but essentially that's all there is to it. Recognize your own failures and frailties. You are alive because Someone treats you gracefully.
This is what Christians are supposed to do. This is how we live together. We forgive.
