Forgive

I am gentle with myself. I accept forgiveness.

Just as a bricklayer artfully builds on a solid foundation, I build my own life on love. God's unconditional love is my foundation, so if I make a mistake, I may feel remorse, but I don't shame or criticize myself. I do not place self-judgment on God's solid foundation of love.

A bricklayer, realizing a mistake, gently and quickly removes the bricks and corrects any error in the work. Likewise, I am gentle with myself. I forgive others and accept forgiveness from them, for God simply calls me to do my best. If I am guided to make amends, I do so. Through forgiveness, I am once again standing on the firm foundation of unconditional love.

You are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and you did not forsake them.--Nehemiah 9:17

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