Each one of us has a legacy passed down to us from our parents. The legacy I am referring to includes beliefs, models of behavior, and a moral code. Some legacies are better than others but all are flawed. As human beings we look to our Faith and our legacies in order to figure out how to be the mother, wife, father, husband, friend, (insert any other role here). Our legacies have a powerful effect on us.
~God has a way of stripping away falsehoods in our legacies. There are times when He shows Light on the falsehoods and we look back on our behavior and are horrified about how we have lived our lives. There are also times when we allow that horror to in prison us in guilt.
~I think this is where Hope and Forgiveness need to enter. Poet Maya Angelou's comment on past behaviors states:
"You did what you knew how to do, and when you knew better, you did better."
Forgiveness is key to moving on and healing from past mistakes. Whatever you have done in the past based on ignorance, you did what you knew how to do. You are responsible for it. But from here on out, you must make the choice to learn from your mistakes and do better.
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