God is the Love in which I forgive. This lesson goes on to say, "Fear condemns and love forgives. Forgiveness thus undoes what fear has produced, returning the mind to the awareness of God." The lesson includes a session in which you think about the people in your life that you haven't forgiven or that you don't like, hold them in your mind, and say, "God is the Love in which I forgive you, [name]." Of course, the very last person we include in this list is ourselves. I really understand that forgiveness is more about healing me than it is healing 'you.' When I hold on to grudges, to anger, to fear, to resentment, it is like poison in my soul and there just really isn't any reason for it. Frankly, as I thought about the few people I had any resentments toward I couldn't, in every case, recall exactly why I didn't like them any longer or held such feelings. There were a couple that I clearly remembered and struggled with forgiving, but as I reflected upon this throughout the day, letting go of those negative feelings made sense and made me feel better. I made a statement awhile back that resolution isn't possible where love isn't present and I truly believe that. When we push back, resent, try to 'one up' or any of those things, no matter how justified we think we are, it just continues and often escalates the cycle of fear.
So, let love be your guide and allow forgiveness in your heart.
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