Even long after we
ask for and receive
forgiveness, we can
be chained by our sins
when we refuse to live
in the forgiveness we
have received.
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when I’m faced with my limitations.
Although it is good for me to
know my weaknesses, it is crucial
to be able to put even these at the
service of God. One of my favor-
ite scripture passages is from Saint
Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthi-
ans: “God said, ‘My grace is enough
for you, for in weakness power
reaches perfection.’ And so I willing-
ly boast of my weaknesses instead,
that the power of Christ may rest
upon me” ( 2 Cor. 12: 9-10). Thus it
is through struggle that I have come
to believe that God desires to work
through the whole me, strengths and
weaknesses; even my “half-gifts” are
gifts to share, and in the power of
God, they bear great fruit.
The second aspect of our believing has to do with sin and forgiveness. It seems we can fail to fully
accept God’s forgiveness. Oh yes,
we know in our heads that God
forgives, but somehow we feel it
is important to hold tightly to the
memory of our mistakes and sins.
Even long after we ask for and re-
ceive forgiveness, we can be chained
COUR TES Y OF MISSIONAR Y BENEDIC TINE SISTERS OF NORFOLK, NEBRASKA
