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bluidkiti · 11-03-2023, 02:10 AM

November 3

Know all and you will pardon all.

~Thomas à Kempis

We are quick to forgive our own transgressions because we know ourselves. We know our weaknesses, motivations, and the combination of influences that go into the decisions we make.

But we don't know everything that prompts others' attitudes and behaviors. We have no way of knowing if they are in physical pain, or if they have just suffered some emotional blow. We criticize many people without knowing anything about their experiences. If we were to know more about them, we might be more tolerant. God does know - and forgives everything. We can be forgiving also.

I will remember today that everyone is deserving of my forgiveness.

Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery*

11-03-2023, 02:10 AM	#3
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,034	November 3 Know all and you will pardon all. ~Thomas à Kempis We are quick to forgive our own transgressions because we know ourselves. We know our weaknesses, motivations, and the combination of influences that go into the decisions we make. But we don't know everything that prompts others' attitudes and behaviors. We have no way of knowing if they are in physical pain, or if they have just suffered some emotional blow. We criticize many people without knowing anything about their experiences. If we were to know more about them, we might be more tolerant. God does know - and forgives everything. We can be forgiving also. I will remember today that everyone is deserving of my forgiveness. Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.