Don’t just say “I Am Sorry,” say, “Please Forgive Me?”

Word for October 6th, 2020

Saying, “I am sorry,” is way different than saying, “Please forgive me?” Saying, “I am sorry,” is just you recognizing that you said something or did something that you should not have done. Saying, “Please forgive me?” is first saying, “Yes, I recognize that I have done something that I shouldn’t have done, but I also recognize that I have deeply hurt you,” and asking the other person, “Forgive me for hurting you?” Asking somebody to forgive you is also a commitment to turn another way - to turn away from that way and turn to the Way of Love. So think on that. Really think on that and come to understand more deeply about forgiveness. Forgiveness and asking others to forgive you is healing the wound that you created IF and ONLY IF the other person says, “Yes, I forgive you,” and if that is a true, true statement, healing happens. The hurt has been healed and now there is restoration between you and the other. Come build My Church! Come build My Church! Understand what it means to be forgiven and to forgive.