Forgiveness Day 2023
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Forgiveness doesn't come easily for me. Yes, I do claim to be Christian and yes, forgiveness is one of the main tenets BUT ...
I tend to retain harsh feelings for those who push me so far that they incur my wrath.
I also realize that I may be called upon to answer for this characteristic of my being before the White Throne. All I can do is be the best person I can and let the cards fall where they may.
Consequences. They are a fact of life and eternity.
Today is Forgiveness Day. It is observed every June 26 since 1994 under the auspices of The Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors (CECA). This is not Global Forgiveness day held on July 7 WHICH is actually an off-shoot of Forgiveness Day.
I think that the concept of shedding grievances or grudges and forgiveness of those who have wronged us is an absolutely heavenly concept.
From antiquity forgiveness has been a concept mentioned in religious texts and the benefits of achieving this are the stuff of legend from secular, religious, and even scientific domains. Needless to say I will continue to evolve toward that higher self I envision as being within my grasp — and hopefully I won't be cast into the lake of fire when all is said and done.
12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans, Holy Bible, King James Version
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