BOB PEDEN
Today I am praying for the gifts of acceptance and forgiveness. We often think of acceptance as a begrudging acceptance of a difficult
circumstance, event or person that we are unable to change. But God would give us the gift of acceptance - the ability to give up our need to
change others and wish the world were different.
Likewise, when we think of forgiveness as a gift, we usually think of it as a gift of the forgiver given to the one who committed the wrong. But
God wishes to gift us the gift of forgiveness - the ability to let go of hurts and wrongs we have suffered.
Acceptance and forgiveness are both gifts - and closely related ones at that. And like any other gift, we best show our appreciation to the giver
by using the gift we have been given. And like any other gift from God, when we use the gifts of acceptance and forgiveness we discover that
our gifts grow. So for today, exercise your gifts - accept others you encounter and forgive those who wrong you. Tomorrow you will find your
gifts enhanced and even easier to use.
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