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Forgiven
By Pam Alexander
I forgive you everyday
For all that you do
That arises from fear
And isn't really you
So empty your heart
Of all that makes you blue
Release all guilt and pain
And all your sorrow too
As I have forgiven you
I ask of you too
To do the same for all others
Who have somehow hurt you
Please always remember
What we all wish to do
Is to live from the heart
And always be true
We all make mistakes
And forget who we are
We all walk the same road
And can shine like the stars
The reason I sent you
To that difficult place
Was to demonstrate love
And embody God's grace
So please open your heart
To those who hurt you
And forgive each of them
As I have forgiven you
Forgiveness releases the past
Into the night
It frees your soul's love
So you can radiate pure light
I'm so happy I sent you
To the place that you are
To be a guiding light
And a brilliant shining star
To show to all others
What I've now shown to you
There's nothing you could ever do
To diminish my love for you
True Love's the gift which God has given
To man alone beneath the heaven:
It is not fantasy's hot fire,
Whose wishes soon as granted fly;
It liveth not in fierce desire,
With dead desire it doth not die;
It is the secret sympathy
The silver link, the silken tie,
Which heart to heart and mind to mind
In body and in soul can bind.
--Sir Walter Scott
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"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
FALLING FORWARD
A Dialogue with Wisdom
By Kathy Duffy
Tell me which way to fall
When all comfort seems to withdraw.
When dry leaves pile up at the door.
Where daisies used to grow before.
Give me direction, set my fate.
In my disarray, I cannot wait.
Subtle signs, they keep alluding me.
I cannot trust, if I cannot see.
Oh yes, isn't this a mess!
Perhaps then, I can offer this,
Within the tangles, wisdom glimpses,
Surviving is the experience that convinces.
Do your best, do your part,
Learn your spirit, set your heart.
Hardship is self-directed grace,
Falling forward propels you into faith.
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