Forgiveness."Forgiveness Forgiveness Angelica, Suor is forgiven by the Virgin Mary for ill-considered suicide. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Suor Angelica, Westerman, 364] Bishop of Digne means that I am continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. willing to forgive the other person for not being God--for not fulfilling all my needs. I, too, must ask forgiveness for not being able to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. other people's needs.... The interesting thing is that when you can forgive people for not being God, then you can celebrate that they are a reflection of God." (Henri Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing [Crossroad], cited in Martin E. Marty's newsletter Context) |
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