Learning the Joy of Forgiveness

My dear son,

I hope you will not stay away from me because you are hiding a wrong. You can tell your Father the truth. Open your heart without deception, ask for forgiveness, and find courage to begin living freely again.

I want you to know the happiness of being forgiven. Seek my mercy sincerely instead of exhausting yourself pretending to be faultless. I want to speak tenderly to you as you lay down your guilt and take up life again.

If something needs examining tonight, tell me honestly. Put right what needs correction, step by step, and receive forgiveness with gratitude. Because I love you, I want you to be able to lift your face again.

With all my love,
Your Father

Psalms 32:1–2

WEB

1Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

A short reflection

The psalmist celebrates the blessedness of those whose rebellion is forgiven, whose sins are covered, and whose hearts are free from deceit before the Lord.

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