Hi. I've been away resting and healing from surgery.
The time this has afforded me is so valuable.
Many of you are really good at forgiving. Me, not so much!
Going through box after box and down-sizing my home, opened up many memories. The tons of photos especially.... rang up emotions in my heart chakra.
You see The Twin Towers above? I have not forgiven or forgotten the pre-planned massacre.
When I was studying for an MA in Comparative Religions, my wise Dean advised me that I could end the degree by becoming an atheist!
Instead, it has deepened my love for INSCRUTABLE, ALMIGHTY GOD.
I respect and admire those of you who confided that you have forgiven abusers, murderers, rapists, and even Adolf Hitler. I haven't, nor do I even want to.
Let me share what wee bit of wisdom I have gleaned about forgiveness.
As some of you well know, deceased spirits visit me with great frequency. A few have begged me to forgive them for horrendous abuses. When I pray on this, my answer is always the same.
"LET IT BE IN GOD'S HANDS, NOT YOURS."
It has been years of praying, meditation, and pondering to get me to semi-fathom this concept. Why is it always the victim who must forgive the perpetrators? This never made spiritual sense to me. What does make sense is to ask GOD and the perpetrator(s) to find their own forgiveness through Karmic spiritual community service. Time is a manmade concept. Spirit intertwining with GOD is a forever concept that entails deep learning, not time as we earthlings know it.
How can it be my job to forgive the likes of Stalin, The Nazis, or Fidel, etc. for the horrific harm they did? Who am I to forgive eons of barbaric slave masters who raped, beat, tortured others? In the true eternal court of justice, crimes against life is punishable by what GOD and one's actions have earned.
I am interested in your wise thoughts.
I dedicate this writing to all who have been my teachers. May you eventually find forgiveness, peace and serenity in God's Time.
So mote it be, amen
Comment: Oh WOW! Your thoughts have reached deep down in my heart and soul. Thank you. AV in NYC
Oh WOW! Your thoughts have reached deep down in my heart and soul. Thank you. AV in NYC
ReplyDeleteI agree with you totally.
ReplyDeleteWe can forgive individuals in our lives and move on, but these
horrendous events are way beyond our scope.
I do believe in karma.
I have heard that Hitler was a reincarnation of Haman with all
the evil intent.
All way beyond me.I agree with you totally.
We can forgive individuals in our lives and move on, but these
horrendous events are way beyond our scope.
I do believe in karma.
I have heard that Hitler was a reincarnation of Haman with all
the evil intent.
All way beyond me. NG in Tucson
In our church we must forgive those who hurt us. I must say, what you wrote resonates well with me. Thank you for clarifying. BA in Boston
ReplyDeleteForgiveness is a very iffy subject. If anyone hurts me, to hell with them. G in CA
ReplyDeleteI try to forgive, but it is so hard, and harder even when the wrong is so great, like the Holocaust, or the attack on the Twin Towers. But I do not believe God requires us to forgive sins against humanity, only sins committed by ourselves and against ourselves.
ReplyDeleteBless you! JIM
TO WRITE AS YOU DO TELLS ME THAT YOU CALL UPON YOUR ANGELS. OTTAWA
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this blog with me and all those you love.
ReplyDeleteForgiveness is basically not for the benefit of the perpetrators but a spiritual concept where the wronged person commute their fears, pain and revenge into a release like a pressure release button on a pressure cooker, so that your soul can free itself from all the damage done to you. OZ
We choose not to forgive. We choose to get revenge. anon
ReplyDeleteDear Ruby Norma, I, like you, am not really a forgiving person. A person or persons deliberately setting out to harm another person, or persons, does not deserve forgiveness, is my view. How anyone can say that they forgive the person who raped, injured or killed a member of that persons family, is beyond my comprehension. As far as I'm concerned, they can go to hell and rot there. Gordon in England.
ReplyDeleteI am a believing Christian and have been taught to forgive. DD
ReplyDeleteForgiveness is not part of my religious beliefs. Muhammed T.
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