Hmm! we all see it from the perspective (I am loving that word!) of the forgiver, and never from that of the person being forgiven, well, I was thinking about it over the weekend and thought to myself, "buda, you must have no sin!"

I tresspass against others a lot in reality. Every Sunday, I say "Forgive me my tresspasses as I forgive those who tresspass against me". I know, that even though I might not know, I must have tresspassed against someone, somehow, so I do ask you Lord, that you forgive me.

I suppose it is that compassion that I ask of you, Lord, God, that I attempt to practise with others. After all, you did say, Lord, "buda, there's no point doing stuff for Me who lives in Heaven, when you refuse to do to those here on earth with you"! And I tell you, He said it so clearly, that even I, cannot claim not to have heard!

So, I dared not suggest to any one else, but let me suggest to myself in your hearing, if I may:

O, Lord, I do not forgive because I think that my forgiving is so much needed by the person I do so forgive. I forgive for my own selfish existence. I have found that the expenditure of vast amounts of energy is required of me whenever I find that I do not forgive those who have transgressed against me. All I have in my mind is how much hurt I refuse to forgive, which results in the growth of a cancerous tumour inside of me! Besides Lord, you did promise that you will only forgive me if I forgive others!

Please give me the grace to remember that those who sin against me are more worthy of forgiveness from me, than even I am, who refuses to forgive those what transgress against me, and make it so that I would understand the amounts of arrogance required of me when I hold the transgressions of others against them.

Forgive me, please, my transgressions, O Lord, only if I forgive those who transgress against me, just as You have promised you would.

amen.