"Why are you calling on God? Don’t you have as much hatred in your heart as the killers do? Aren’t you as guilty of hatred as they are? You’ve wished them dead; in fact, you wished that you could kill them yourself! You even prayed that God would make them suffer and make them burn in hell.

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Don’t call on God, He knows that you’re a liar. You lie every time you pray to Him to say that you love Him. Didn’t God create us all in His image? How can you love God but hate so many of His creations?"

 

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Voetnoot: Ik geloof persoonlijk dat ongevingsgezindheid misschien wel de grootste OORZAAK is van geestelijke en lichamelijk ziektes en kwalen. Het gebod anderen te vergeven heeft de Heer niet voor niets gegeven. Wanneer wij een ander niet vergeven dan maakt ons dat slachtoffer van die persoon: onze gemoedstoestand zal telkens worden beïnvloed door diegene. We zullen dan een gevangene zijn.
Bovendien, wie zijn wij mensen om een ander mens te haten? God zal oordelen over iedereen en een rechtvaardig oordeel vellen. Hij is de rechter, niet wij, niet ik en niet jij.

Groet, Marjolein


Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console,
not so much to be understood as to understand,
not so much to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we awake to eternal life.

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Nog meer over vergeving:

Why must we forgive other people? Here's a "selfish" reason. It's for our own good. We must be willing to love unconditionally, which is what forgiveness is, if we want to experience the blessings of God's love" If we want God to answer our prayers, then we must forgive those we feel have harmed us and we must ask God to bless them. It's the rule.
The Gospel of St. Mark quotes Jesus on this: "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in Heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in Heaven forgive your trespasses." (Mark 11:25-26 NKJV)

Before we can expect our prayers to be answered, we need to develop and maintain forgiving hearts, letting go of grudges, bitterness, hatred, or a desire for revenge and retaliation. What we hold against someone else will hurt us, hinder us, and stymie our prayer efforts.
Here's another good reason to forgive: If we are unwilling to let go of our anger toward another or ourselves, it becomes our block to God's love; thus we do not witness prayers answered

So pray for forgiveness. Ask God to forgive us for any ill or vengeful thoughts, and ask God to help us learn to forgive others.
This is not some new or controversial faith teaching. Some ancient wisdom on this comes from the monks of the first few centuries, known as the Desert Fathers. For instance, Abbot Zeno said, "If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands toward God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks."

When should we forgive those who have hurt us? When should we pray for our enemies? Jesus is pretty clear on this. He says that we should do it anytime we pray.

How to Forgive
It's not enough to just say, "I forgive you,".

It's important to understand what forgiveness is and what it is not. Forgiveness is not saying, "Although you are a miserable person who does terrible things, I forgive you because I am spiritually mature and evolved." Or, "I'm a terrible, miserable person, too, who also does miserable things, so of course I forgive you." And forgiveness doesn't have "ifs" or "buts" attached, such as, "I'll forgive you if you change" or "I'll forgive, but I'll never forget." Forgiveness like the love that makes it possible, is unconditional.

True forgiveness is willingness to let go of judgments and see the situation differently. It has to do with experiencing love and joy instead of fear and hate.

How do we do this? We need to surrender old perceptions and open ourselves to new ones that reflect the love of God--releasing fear, guilt, unresolved grief, and anger, and letting it be replaced by love and joy.
We may choke on those words and have to say them over and over in prayer after prayer until we really feel them. But that is our job. We should pray it through until it happens.
Another thing to remember: The concept "I will forgive, but I will not forget" is not forgiveness at all. "Real forgiveness is to forgive and to forget,"

But forgetting without forgiveness doe not work. When we repress negative memories and feelings, they may have to be remembered so that we can know how to reach forgiveness. The order of things is to forgive and then forget. If we master this, it will have profound effects on us, even improve our health. Research has shown that there are definite biological links between hostility and anger and the increased risk of certain diseases like coronary heart disease. And also that other positive emotions like trust, forgiveness, and love seem to enhance physical health.
Yes, forgiving is powerful, powerful enough to affect all aspects of our lives.  

Bron