The message (serendipitously) was about forgiveness

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At 12 noon the number made us even more sick to our stomaches.

 

The message was about forgiveness. With the Gospel reading showcasing how God forgave David even though he murdered Bathsheba’s husband. If you’re unfamiliar, David got Bathsheba pregnant while her husband, a soldier, was in the military.

The reading (i was Lector 2) i was concerned about last week because of it’s degree of difficulty, went better than expected.

As impossible and incomprehensible it seems right now, is forgiveness possible for the most heinous acts?

 

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He didn’t have time

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Purchasing from four different security camera companies was unintentional yet serendipitous.

 

 

I didn’t have time to hate – Mohammad Ali

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.

 

Talking about hate, war, and forgiveness

Child coin purses with peace signs
Poignant reminders can come from anywhere, like the toy isle in a hardware store.

 

Dear Son, we talked about hate and war last night.

About the Family that forgave the heinous murders at the Church.

A 14-year old doesn’t (and may never) understand that forgiveness is the only way to make a stand that frees the “victims” from bitterness and despair.

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Remember how confused and emotional we were after 9/11?

Tweet regarding 2015 Paris Terrorists
Not sure why, but this Tweet is intriguing.

 

Remember how confused and emotional we were after 9/11?

Why?

With emotions at a fever pitch, tempers flared and many wanted revenge.

Emotions ranged from sorrow to unadulterated rage.

An eye for eye.

Couldn’t help but dig deep under the surface to discern the root cause of such a brutal, seemingly unprovoked and undeserved, and senseless killing of 3,000 innocent people.

Yesterday’s post recalled the answer from the discernment.

Hate.

A hate so deep and astonishingly pervasive.

The antithesis of love.

Seriously confused. Again.

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