Comments on: The Facebook of Forgiveness

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Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:52:26 +0000

[...] The Facebook of Forgiveness | Faith Barista http://www.faithbarista.com/2009/08/the-facebook-of-forgiveness – view page – cached It's National Forgiveness Day. Go Facebook someone with God today. I recently started dipping my toes in the waters of Facebook. The few slivers of minutes I — From the page [...]

By: Becky @ Farmgirl Paints

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:39:07 +0000

I’m glad I found you too. Hope you have a great weekend.:)

By: Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:57:17 +0000

@Dana: It feels good to know my FB experience has resonated. Thanks, Dana. Yes, it’s been freeing to realize reconciliation is a two way street, while forgiveness can be one way.

@Bryce: “Today is a new day and in looking back through childhood (and sometimes college) experiences no one was perfect, especially not me.”
How beautifully said! Bittersweet, but true. Thank you, Bryce.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:27:40 +0000

So beautifully written. And yes, I’ve learned to forgive through Facebook as well. Today is a new day and in looking back through childhood (and sometimes college) experiences no one was perfect, especially not me.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:36:07 +0000

Hi Bonnie, I resonate with what you say. I have been amazed at how the memories have flooded back as you see peoples pictures and read their posts. The comment that you made about forgiving doesn’t mean reconciliation, has been a great reminder to me. Today I have an e-mail I have a been procrastinating writing. I pray the Lord will lead me in my thoughts and words. Thanks for the encouragement.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:55:07 +0000

@Bonnie: I was honored to have been there for you. It was special, God-appointed time of bonding and fellowship. It meant a lot to me that you allowed me to enter into your life and that I was safe for you to share some of your past hurts and pains. Thank God for showing us how much he loves and cares about us through each other.

By: Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:14:32 +0000

@Sandra: I so appreciate your words. It really adds to this post. Forgiveness is very hard. Especially for the ones that hurt the most, humanly impossible. I love how you make this point, in drawing us to the cost of the cross. And why only God can help us to carry this burden and help us.

Thank you, Sandra. I appreciate your honesty. I’m so glad you were here when I needed to talk about sadness I’m still processing through today. Thanks for letting me know I’m not alone.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:05:17 +0000

There are people/nations/ideas I still struggle to forgive and move on. Forgiveness is not easy, does not come naturally and is not cheap. There is a picture in it for me (and us all) to understand how hard it was for God to forgive me and it required Jesus dying on that cross.