8.12- The first thing people who are spiritually and emotionally frozen need,,

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The first thing people who are spiritually and emotionally frozen need,, it seems to me, is the ability to receive and give to others the fuel we were designed to run on. Grace, mercy and peace.

A television show I like to watch is when someone has been greatly hurt by someone else and they are able to forgive them and move forward out of bitterness, resentment and back into their joy. I have seen programs where someone killed a son and the mother and father forgave the person and he came out of prison to become an adopted son to them.

To focus on what person has done to your or those you love is to be without progress in life. What is most important to a productive life is to know what direction we are going. The greatest teachers have had a direction to have compassion on those who are in need of healing and fellowship and friendship.

There is this line in prayer that reminds us to ask forgiveness to the extend we have forgiven others. My day is filled with joy when I have cleared all accounts and say in my heart that I want anyone who has done wrong to me or my family to be forgiven.

I hope you have a day of forgiveness, grace, mercy and peace. I hope the kindness of your maker causes you to have good energy and progress today.

Mark 2

2 When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer space, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them. 3 And some people *came, bringing to Him a man who was paralyzed, carried by four men. 4 And when they were unable to [a]get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof [b]above Him; and after digging an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralyzed man was lying. 5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, *said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking it over in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus, aware [c]in His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, *said to them, “Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’? 10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He *said to the paralyzed man, 11 “I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet, and go home.” 12 And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

13 And He went out again by the seashore; and all the [d]people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.