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The One who forgives

"O humans, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me,  I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O humans, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky, and you were then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O humans, were you to come to Me with sins as great as the earth, and you were to face Me, I would bring you forgiveness as great." --- MUHAMMAD, The Qur'an and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated and explained  Perhaps the single most offensive thing about the traditional church is the judgmental stances of the members, the wholesale lack of forgiveness. This is the most difficult thing about human relationships.  I am looking in the mirror when I make this statement. I seek to keep score about slights and hurts, not simply counting my blessings and the things that I have been given by grace. This sabbath I seek to have a heart that forgives and trusts. May I be open to others and give myse