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A Healthy Spirit

Like being cured of a physical disease, we must work to keep our spirits healthy. This means we do not tempt ourselves back into an attitude of non-forgiveness by reviewing past hurts. Letting go means the issue is settled. We do not revisit it; we do not infect ourselves again with the same resentments.

— from Make Room For God

Monday, February 04, 2013

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