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Jesus said: "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses." 
Mark 11:25

Welcome to Forgiveness Friday
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Recently I felt the need in my life for a sustained focus on forgiveness, and 'Forgiveness Friday' is the result - a series of emails shared each week with friends so that we could encourage each other in our quest to live out Jesus' command. 
Each email's content is linked as a pdf in the posts below in case it is of interest to others.

My journey unfolded as a step-by-step course for beginners and may only make sense if you start at FF#1! In brief, key points that emerge over the series are:
- Blessing is an effective way to turn an intention or desire to forgive into a concrete action.
- You have authority to bless and curse.
- When we bless others we bless ourselves. If you ask God to give the blessing, you are not only avoiding something you are required to do, you are missing the return of the blessing and so are your children.
- Blessing and cursing have generational impact.
- Honouring is a powerful means to prepare the ground for blessing and forgiveness.

Forgiveness Friday #1
10 September 2021

Remembering what God has done in our lives prepares the ground for forgiveness of others.
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Forgiveness Friday #2
17 September 2021

I faithfully fulfilled the promise I made last week - to bless five people I had had negative thoughts about during that day. Three things happened.

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Forgiveness Friday #3
24 September 2021

Through acts of forgiveness we bless ourselves, and our children, and our children's children. It's a great incentive to continually renew the decision to forgive. 

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Forgiveness Friday #4
1 October 2021

To 'set' the decision to forgive, we need to follow through with an action.

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Forgiveness Friday #5
8 October 2021

Unforgiven hurt, condemnation and resentment take up spiritual space and sap our spiritual life. 

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Forgiveness Friday #6
15 October 2021

Forgiveness entails a shift in perspective from self to other. 

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Forgiveness Friday #7
22 October 2021

Forgiveness is not about our relationship with other people. It's all about our relationship with God. 

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Forgiveness Friday #8
29 October 2021

Self-forgiveness is a powerful accelerant of forgiveness of others. 

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Forgiveness Friday #9
5 November 2021

Blessings are a powerful tool to remain close to God when we have taken offence.

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Forgiveness Friday #10
12 November 2021

Honouring others is a way of honouring ourselves.

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Forgiveness Friday #11
19 November 2021

Blessing and honouring set forgiveness and release love.

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Forgiveness Friday #12 - A postscript
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​18 December 2021

Blessing and honouring are soul work we should not ask God to do on our behalf.

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