tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post7832832396268702057..comments2024-03-28T12:08:01.190-04:00Comments on Lion Lamb Blog -- David Mundy: The Power of ForgivenessDavid Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-86924520742942936622011-11-18T14:42:25.811-05:002011-11-18T14:42:25.811-05:00Laura, I agree that the key component to forgivene...Laura, I agree that the key component to forgiveness is compassion. There's no denying that to withhold forgiveness is also to withhold mercy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-15942895820079369192011-11-18T09:52:30.852-05:002011-11-18T09:52:30.852-05:00I have read your responses several times because t...I have read your responses several times because they are so worthwhile. I hope others read them carefully.<br /><br />By all means join us Laurie. We are going to start a little earlier this Wednesday and watch the first section again because it is so full of discussion opportunities,David Mundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-67287381807309720962011-11-17T22:07:15.340-05:002011-11-17T22:07:15.340-05:00I am still chewing on the forgive and forget quest...I am still chewing on the forgive and forget question.....God did give us the gift of memory, so maybe forget is just the wrong word. When you actually do the hard-work of forgiving, one cannot then just erase from their memory the things that have hurt them so like it or not, it is not "forgotten" . Maybe we just need to forget about re-living, both privately and publicly,that memory of being wronged/hurt . That we are in control of....hmmmm<br />The video as part of this weeks session was thought provoking......huge wrongs grappled with....the one commentator's reflection on compassion being the key to forgiveness struck me as a truth.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791371242692378169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-62586942747645023882011-11-17T20:14:13.563-05:002011-11-17T20:14:13.563-05:00I think one of the reasons it is so hard to forgiv...I think one of the reasons it is so hard to forgive is because there is such power in withholding forgiveness. It's as if witholding forgiveness casts a spell, and harboring and repeating the story of our resentment is the incantation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-25888148275761032242011-11-17T17:58:44.758-05:002011-11-17T17:58:44.758-05:00Is it to late to join the morning group? Forgivene...Is it to late to join the morning group? Forgiveness is a hard idea. On the one hand easy to say,Yes I forgive but do you really mean it? How do you erase the feelings of hurt and betrayal.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506143344513612501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-57981906776001148022011-11-17T17:19:48.352-05:002011-11-17T17:19:48.352-05:00Wish I could have made it last night, but working ...Wish I could have made it last night, but working out of town all week...definitely intend to be there the next two Wednesdays. I could use some work in this area.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833826032509555116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-81212758238605277762011-11-17T15:01:16.594-05:002011-11-17T15:01:16.594-05:00Just an observation ... I really believe we need t...Just an observation ... I really believe we need to be able to forgive ourselves before we can move forward and forgive others. It can be scary to examine that concept, peeling back the layers and getting to the root cause of not forgiving is tough. We are all human and make mistakes but deep down realize we have no choice but to forgive... by not forgiving we not only hurt others we burden ourselves even more and that is way too heavy a load to carry and we need to give up that load in order to be at peace with ourselves.dmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852402653022152092noreply@blogger.com