Jean Vanier’s Daily Thought – Tuesday,
31 December 2013 - “As We Prepare for the New Year—Forgiveness”
To look forward, to want life,
means we have to be willing to look backwards and become more conscious of all
those who have hurt us, all that is broken in us and that has brought us inner
deaths, hurts that we may have hidden and stifled. It means that we acknowledge
the story of our origins, of our own lives, see and accept our brokenness and
the times we also have hurt others. When we have accepted who we are and what
we need in order to grow in compassion and peacemaking, we can move forward to
give life. To forgive is a gift of God that permits us to let go of our past
hurts.(Jean Vanier, Finding Peace, page 47-48)
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