Forgive

Jesus said, “And when ye stand praying, forgive....” *

(In the Greek: Release it, let it go)

Complete,
full, overarching, all-inclusive
Forgiving.

Purifying

(Is it even possible?
Can I do this?

What’s my model?)

Well, Jesus did.

Losing the mortal sense,
he overcame the personal,

Actively forgiving,
releasing hurt,
removing scars
as unreal,

he knew the real, saw the true,
man pure and innocent,

And finally ascended.
We are daily ascending.

Above what?
A personal sense of life, even personal love,

To what?
A pure love that sees only as God sees,
Knows only what God knows,
Living the love of Love that leaves no one out.

(But, maybe, forgiveness,
as he did,
takes time?)

Then the Christ dawns.
There’s no time not to love!

We’re shown how,
“Love is reflected in love,” **

Now. Not just later.

Now Love divine includes all and each,
Purely spiritual,
Always and forever,
permanently perfectly good,

(Now I know and feel it.)

Now the full light of Love divine fills every corner of my thought,

lightens
and completely removes
every suggested darkened stain of judgment,
about myself, or another, or others.

Now pure thought restored, innocence assured,
(We were always forgiven by our Father-Mother Love)

And? Look!
Our consciousness ascended
Always and in all ways we are
cleaned,
cleared,
renewed,
restored,
refreshed,
freed,
healed,
Mark 11:25 ** Science and Health, p. 17.