Daily Meditation for Friday, 19 May 2017: "The Unfinished Business of Forgiveness" The Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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DAILY MEDITATION: "The Unfinished Business of Forgiveness"
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What makes us cling to life even when it is time to "move on"? Is it our unfinished business? Sometimes we cling to life because we have not yet been able to say: "I forgive you, and I ask for your forgiveness." When we have forgiven those who have hurt us and asked forgiveness from those we have hurt, a new freedom emerges. It is the freedom to move on.
When Jesus was dying he prayed for those who had nailed him to the cross: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34). That prayer set him free to say, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit" (Luke 23:46).
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For further reflection...
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was there, giving approval to his death. [Acts 7: 59-60; 8:1 (NIV)]
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Your response...
Have you experienced the new freedom that forgiveness brings
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Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.
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