I do not speak their names

I do not speak their names

in offering them forgiveness;

I do not want to give the past

more power than it already has

The facts are unimportant

the hurt that I carry;

I must forgive all them;

I must even forgive myself

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August 31, 2015

I do not speak their names

August 30, 2015

all of them by name

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/all-of-them-by-name.html

August 31, 2015

no matter the hurt, the anger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/no-matter-hurt-anger.html

August 31, 2015

we say His Prayer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-say-his-prayer.html

August 31, 2015

grist for the mill

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/grist-for-mill.html

August 31, 2015

I need Your forgiveness

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-need-your-forgiveness.html

August 31, 2015

melt the scar tissue

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/melt-scar-tissue.html

August 31, 2015

Jesus calls us to forgive

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/jesus-calls-us-to-forgive.html

John 13:34-35

merged August 30, 2015

I let go of the hurt, the anger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-let-go-of-hurt-anger.html

August 30, 2015

Jesus  calls us to ask for forgiveness

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/jesus-calls-us-to-ask-forforgiveness.html

August 30, 2015

I let go of the hurt

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-let-go-of-hurt.html

Matthew 6:7-15

(including the Lord’s Prayer”

“Tangible Prayers”

by Zach Bechtold

devotion for August 26, 2015

read August 26, 2015

&

Hebrews 6:1

“Draw Closer to God

by Anita Hahn

devotion for August 25, 2015

read August 25, 2015

&

Hebrews 6:1a

“Does Practice Make Perfect”

by Chris Wilderink

devotion for August 24, 2015

read August 24, 2015

&

“+go on”

August 24, 2015 to August 31, 2015

Devozine for July and August 2015

https://www.facebook.com/devozinemagazine

https://twitter.com/devozinemag

http://devozine.upperroom.org/

www.devozine.org

&

Youth Group

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

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