Attitude of Gratitude - Forgiven and Free to Be

There is a story of a little boy who – while playing with a slingshot – killed his grandmother’s duck that she loved to watch swim in her pond. The boy became his sister’s slave as she blackmailed him with the information - leaving him to doing her
chores as well as his own. Finally, breaking down, he confessed to his grandmother, who kindly confessed to him that she had known all along for she’d been at the kitchen window when the duck was killed and saw the whole thing. She was only waiting for him to come to her – he was already forgiven.

So it is with our Father in Heaven. This season finds remnants and memories of the past and broken relationships, of failures as another year closes, of deeds for which we would not be proud to have displayed in the town square (gossip, a drink too many, an unkind word or action, an untoward thought, a slip into an old addiction… the possibilities are many and as unique as each individual).

The good news is that Your Father was standing at the window and saw – you’ve been forgiven –and He doesn’t want you succumbing to the shame that continues to heap upon you unless you receive His forgiveness.

Today is a NEW DAY - Rejoice and be glad in it! Forgive yourself and be mindful that others are struggling through the same story – different details. Be kind and loving to them, too. You never know what visions/thoughts are keeping them down. Beloved, let us love one another – for love is of God and he who loves is born of God and knows God. He
who does not love, does not know God for God is love. 1 John 4:7-8
Let’s be beacons of hope, light and life and touch all of those around us. It is a legacy.