Forgiveness is a full time job, and sometimes very difficult. Few of us always succeed, yet making the effort is our most noble calling. It is the world's only real chance to begin again. A radical forgiveness is a complete letting go of the past, in any personal relationship, as well as in any collective drama.

The future is programmed in the present. To let the past go is to remember that in the present, my brother is innocent.

everyone we meet will either be our crucifier or our savior, depending on what we choose to be to them.

What we give to others, we give to ourselves. What we withhold from others, we withhold from ourselves. In any moment when we choose fear instead of love, we deny ourselves the experience of Paradise.

Knowing who you are and why you came here -- that you are a child of God, and that you came here to heal and be healed -- is more important than knowing what you want to do. What you want to do is not the important question. The question to ask is, When I do anything, how should I do it? And the answer is, Kindly.

What the ego doesn't want us to see is that our pain doesn't come from the love we weren't given in the past, but from the love we ourselves aren't giving in the present. Salvation

What we mentally refuse to permit others, we refuse ourselves. What we bless in others, we draw to us.

because only love is real. It is our function to see through the illusion of guilt, to the innocence that lies beyond. "To forgive is merely to remember only the loving thoughts you gave in the past, and those that were given you. All

Peace stems from forgiveness.

True forgiveness is not a lack of discernment or the product of fuzzy thinking. It is a "selective remembering." We choose to remember the love we experienced, and to let go of the rest as the illusion it really was.

I dedicate my work today to the furtherance of all things good.

God forgives you. Your mistakes did not change the ultimate truth about you or alter the permanent nature of God's universe. Your ego is not that powerful. Truly atone for your errors, make amends where possible, and you'll be free to begin again.