An Additional Meme

I was reading an excellent political blog on grace (link included) and decided that I needed to add something to my list of meme's. It's important enough that I wanted to share it with you all as well, as it may be the most difficult of characteristics to follow.

14. Forgive regularly and freely, allowing the worst of grievances to be accompanied with grace and dignity.

While I may not agree with EVERYTHING the author said, I do agree with most of it. Forgiveness in my opinion can be one of the biggest character builders we can learn. When we forgive, we emulate Christ's character in it's ultimate form. That is the sole purpose of his existence, and if we are to be Christ like, than that should be our purpose as well. It would be easy to bombard you with bible verses on the subject, but I'll leave you with this one.

"Be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, forgave you."
Ephesians 4:32

That verse sums up perfectly what we should strive for. I reflect on the times in my life when I needed grace the most and received it. I think of possibly the one thing I regret most in life over the rest, and when I think of the man who forgave me it makes me want to weep. His forgiveness makes it possible for me to hold my head up high on a daily basis. While I may never see this man again, he will forever and always be one of the most Godly and respected people I have ever met. His influence on a 15 year old boy will never be forgotten, and God will reward him eternally for his character.

Hopefully you have experienced on a personal level grace of this magnitude. While human forgiveness is sometimes rare, God's grace abounds and is limitless. He has forgiven you for the sins you've committed, and the ones you will commit tomorrow.

This is my additional meme, and I wanted to share.