Forgiveness

In response to David's Ongoing grace blog entry.

I've been struggling against the "feelings of guilt, shame, and hopelessness that I not only entertain but also feed on." Whenever I fall, I sadly resort to that way of thinking.

Sometimes forgiveness seems to be the hardest thing to swallow when you've failed. Humanly, we want retribution, punishment, at least penance. The fact that we're given Love and forgiveness in exchange for our sins, should leave us in awe and wonder.

Perhaps it's that we don't know what the proper response to that kind of forgiveness is. I tend to hang on to my shame and continue to apologize.

When you find the answer, David, please blog about it, e-mail me, or preach about it. I don't think the two of us are the only ones who face this.

Thanks again, David.