tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945437540854384329.post1381712029065575846..comments2023-09-15T03:13:30.043-07:00Comments on Life From Here: Forgive One AnotherLisa Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06573236495430289253noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945437540854384329.post-7327064825071877882011-08-08T19:09:13.006-07:002011-08-08T19:09:13.006-07:00Lisa, I need all I can read on the topic of forgiv...Lisa, I need all I can read on the topic of forgiveness, and this post is particularly compelling. This part really struck me: "Compassion means "to suffer with." So if we are going to forgive we need to enter in to the hurt of the one who has hurt us, and we need to know them, and to understand them..." I admit, I have never considered that element of forgiveness before.Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359712465784943599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945437540854384329.post-46105494899949358822011-08-08T06:57:20.890-07:002011-08-08T06:57:20.890-07:00Lisa,
This is a great post on the importance of f...Lisa,<br /><br />This is a great post on the importance of forgiveness. I think another step in the process is when Jesus says pray for your enemies. After Jesus asks the Father to forgive them at the crucifixion, in Acts chapter 2 Peter preaches to a crowd of men, who he specifically says were the ones who crucified the Christ, and three thousand of the them believe and were baptized.<br /><br />That's the power of forgiveness. I wrote a post talking about the idea more in depth here: <a href="http://www.manifestblog.com/2011/07/how-do-you-forgive.html" rel="nofollow">How Do You Forgive?</a> if you're interested.<br /><br />God Bless!Sportethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086540890238270443noreply@blogger.com