For They Know Not What They Do

Today I wonder how life would be, if I could understand you, and you understand me.

Yes we are different but yet we are the same. Both children of God granted grace in Jesus' name.

Yet you look at me and you see less, then I look back at you and know that I’m blessed.

For God knows all his children and he watches from on High. He walks with me when I struggle; he dries my eyes when I cry.

We are all made in his image, black, white, red, and brown. Remember the cross he carried all bloodied through town?

They mocked him, they beat him, they treated HIM as less, those blinded by civil disobedience, self-righteousness and unrest.

Still some hang on to their prejudices, their hatred, and their fear, it is a recipe for disaster from which History makes clear.

So I continue to pray for you, for peace, and God’s love made anew. As the voice of the lamb still echoes,

Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
~Moni

Close the Door

I've always liked the saying "one thing about your past is that its over". I think this is a very wise and insightful point of view. There are times when we don't have the opportunity for true closure. In a "perfect world" closure would always be an option, but in reality we can't let holding on to our pasts hinder our future. There comes a time when we must make the decision to just close the door on a situation. Release the power this "thing" has over you by closing the door on that troubled space and truly leaving it behind.

What might surprise you is that after leaving that dead weight behind, you have no desire to look back, even when the opportunity to get the closure you once desired arises. You might find that you have allowed yourself to grow so much, it's no longer worth your time.

Checkmate!

The moment we start believing our success is all about us, the moment the devil says "checkmate!" When God rewards your faithfulness, remember the source. ~Moni