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Day 29

Forgetting... Isaiah 43:25

I am massively good at this, but in totally and stops us from going forward with our
the wrong way. I can be massively absent- lives. In a previous reflection, while talking
minded in my daily life. But I excuse myself about forgiveness, I mentioned that some will
with my age much to the annoyance of my forgive just so they can move forward in their
other half but thankfully she constantly sees lives but if they do not forget the issue that
the funny side of this. I suppose, like us all, caused the problem, true forgiveness cannot
I have moments of forgetfulness where I put happen. Some will walk away and try to put
something down and then cannot remember that person out of their mind but life has a
where I left it. That’s very commonplace horrible habit of throwing reminders into our
for me. But, hey ho, it keeps a smile on my path. The only real answer is to do as our Lord
partners face. taught us by following his example. He sends
our sins to eternal forgetfulness when we have
I do like to think I’m good at forgetting repented. Surely we should do the same.
indiscretions against me by others. I have
never been one to hold a grudge. If someone It isn’t an easy thing to do, maybe a good piece
has wronged me and they apologise, I will of advice is to listen to the other side of the
forget the reason why we had a problem. If I story to understand where the sin came from.
don’t, what happens when I do the same? If all fails, pray to God to help you.
I just don’t have the time to hold on to grudges Regardless of all of this, I still cannot
or bad feelings. It is a complete waste of time remember where I put my car keys!

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