The Day After Easter

Today is the day after Easter. It is a much more somber day. The celebrating is over. The family has gone home, Steve has gone back to work. The house is filled with empty plastic eggs, candy wrappers and kids with chocolate faces.


It is also a day where I am thinking about what it means to be forgiven. It means that I can start over and try again as many times as it takes to get it right. It means that God is not keeping track of my wrongs to hold them against me at a later time. It means that I am loved for who I am. Christ unconditional forgiveness is something I am so thankful for.


Colosians 3:13

"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you"

His forgiveness requires that I forgive others too. In the same way that he forgave me. Unconditionally, without keeping a record of wrongs, as many times as needed.

So, today the day after Easter, I want to remember that I am forgiven and that I am to forgive.

Lord,

help me to freely forgive, especially my husband. It is so easy to begin holding grudges and making a list of wrongs. It is so easy to say I will forgive if he offers an acceptable apology. It is not easy to freely forgive without wanting something back for it. No matter how much effort I might put into my "Projects" if I don't freely forgive it is all for nothing. Thank you for forgiving me again and again and again.