Wednesday, April 09, 2008

The Lord's Prayer - Part VI



Forgive Us Our Trespasses as We Forgive Our Trespassers


[Borrowed from the paintings of Daniel F. Gerhartz, Forgiveness]






Matthew 6:

15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.


As we forgive those who trespass against us, forgive us our trespasses. And who is that first that we must forgive? It is ourselves we must forgive first. Forgiveness, you see, is an act of Love. And just as the principle that says we must first have love for ourselves before we can give it to others, so must we have forgiveness of ourselves before we can give it to others. Therefore, forgiveness of ourselves first is requisite.


Today, meditate upon forgiving yourself, for everything you have ever thought or believed you have done in your lifetime which you find to be less than worthy of God who IS in you, One and inseparable, indivisible and unified. You are God expressed as the One in many and so it is within you, the power, to forgive yourself and to be forgiven. This is what Jesus meant when he said that you must forgive others in order to be forgiven: When you forgive others you are forgiving yourself. The false doctrine of separation would have you believe your brothers and sisters are different beings from you. But when you fully realize that there is no separation, forgiveness becomes universal. An act towards One is an act towards All.


This is the principle of the Unity of The One and Inseparable Being of God:


Do unto others as you would have done unto you


And here is the proof in Jesus' own words of this Universal Truth of Inseparable Oneness:
Matthew 25:


40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.


Luke 7:


37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,


38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.


39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.


40And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.


41There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.


42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?


43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.


44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.


45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.


46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.


47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.


48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.


49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?


50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.


Matthew 18:


21Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?


22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.


Use the word "forgiveness" to heal all thoughts and constructs of separation, for separation is believing God is not in you or that it is possible for God not to be in you. Breaking and removing separation from your mind is the greatest work you can undertake in order to heal yourself. God is working diligently through all God's messengers to eliminate separation doctrine, for separation doctrine is violence against the truth of Wholeness, Completeness and Oneness. Find your sacred space today, and be One with God, joyous in the knowledge that you, as having been a captive of ignorance, have been redeemed.

Luke 4:

18 ...he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives...


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