for when we need to heal the hurt we've caused

 

Lord, we repent of how we have been the source of hurt for another person. Please forgive us, Lord, for the ways we have caused pain in those you love dearly. Though we may have not intentionally cause pain to another, their pain is real to them. Teach us, Lord, to see the hurt in those that may disguise it. Reveal to us the ways we can do better and be better.

Lord, make us instruments of your peace:
where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that we may instead of seek
to be consoled
May we seek to understand instead of to be understood. (from St. Francis of Assisi)

Amen

from 1 John 4:10-12
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

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