Forgiveness.
On yesterday, The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and the laws and era of Jim Crow. Makes you wonder what is more difficult:
Apologizing for an offense…or forgiving one who has offended you?
As ministry leaders, being able to do both is equally important.
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Great thought and conclusion:) I indeed, agree. At the end of the day, it takes maturity and selflessness to accomplish both. Wonderful insight!
I noted this message with interest. Why? Because I have learned alot from God concerning myself and my own baggage.
You know I am from a small town in WV, and we had, ah, maybe 100 or so people that were black. I was raised that all people were created equal, so I did not have racial hangups. I had a black guy as our “Best” man in my wedding, and I have had several black friends (a couple of them best friends) and as children, we did not know “racial”
But I do have a comment to make. I have had several painful issues to deal with in my own life, not racial, but, issues, and I think there is so much pain in the black community with racial issues, that they just don’t forgive, they nurture their pain and they want every white person they come into contact with to pay bigtime! I worked in a prisoon for 15 years, and the inmates had the same problems and could not get over “their” pain. Don’t you think that what everyone wnats is simple courtesy and respect, for that is how I dealt with the inmates, and it worked. and, with my pain, with my personal issues, that the devil just loves it when I feel sorry for myself, and feel that someone should pay for my pain. I feel that the racial resentment among the blacks is a chronic ongoing blight that the devil feeds constantly and should be identified by a bright, beautiful black man of god,because the wonderful gifts of God are getting lost in the “fog” that the devil creats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amen!,
Phyllis Coffman