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Forgiveness

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

1 John 1:9

Whether you need to forgive, to be forgiven, or to finally forgive yourself, grace runs deeper than the wound. Bring it all here.

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Forgiveness

Help Me Forgive

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“Bear with each other and forgive one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”Colossians 3:13

Lord, this hurt is heavy, and forgiving feels like letting them off the hook.

But carrying it is poisoning me, not them. So help me hand it to You. Soften what has gone hard in me. I forgive, not because it did not matter, but because Your mercy toward me has been endless.

Free my hands of this weight. Heal what was wounded. Amen.

Forgiveness is the door you walk through to be free yourself.

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