Guess what? I’m not perfect! Did you know that? Seriously though, this jewel shows us as imperfect people. And we are that. We do wrong people. We are selfish and don’t reach out to the needy. We are neglectful.
Now that I’ve depressed you I want to help you feel a bit better. I know I need that too.
Yes I have wronged people along the way. So what can I do about it? Ask for forgiveness. Now realize, sometimes we are truly contrite and ask someone for their forgiveness and they just downright refuse. That’s okay – that’s their right! You have done your part – if you are truly contrite. Walk away. Don’t carry the guilt anymore. Guilt is such a paralyzing emotion. You don’t need it. I don’t need it. So when you feel it, deal with ASAP and then leave it behind or it may leave you behind.
I have helped many people in my life. But I haven’t always helped them as much as I wished I could have. Be careful with that! Guilt is sneaking in again. Don’t let it. I did my best.
I have also neglected people on this journey. At the time I may have thought I had a good reason for doing so. I may have actually had a good reason too. But I am NOT perfect. Sometimes I have fallen short of the mark. Perhaps that day it was all I could give.
I have been helped by so many throughout my life. Some of those folk are no longer part of my life; many aren’t. Some have left this life. Some are still very much part of my life. Even those who have hurt me along the way have actually helped me. They have helped me to know myself better, trust more carefully, learn to forgive, be stronger. I would not be who I am today without so many people in my life.
Forgiveness Prayer
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