Living Still is a gift from God through Christ for you, a way to pass along lessons already learned.
Long Term Care dominates life. There is no time to meet others like yourself, to compare notes, or ask “Am I doing this right?”
This typically happens: The one in my care has died, so I’m supposed to leave and take all of my experience with me. You would be left alone to struggle along the same path I've already traveled, to face the same fear, to ask the same questions, to learn the same lessons, all the hard way.
Living Still is for you. For a record of lessons learned, for a witness of the faithfulness of God, for a testimony of the love of Christ, for hope in the life you live and the life you care for, please accept Living Still.

Monday, February 27, 2012

“...and forgive us our trespasses,...”

Repentance
A time may come when the one in your care
wants to be forgiven.
God has promised to forgive
after repentance.
Repentance has three parts:
Regret,
Reversal,
Restoration.

To have sorrow for sin,
to turn away from repeating sin,
to give back what was taken by sin,
whether money, possessions, or dignity,
these are requirements of repentance.
God knows our heart’s sorrow for sin.
God sees when we turn away from sin.
God alone will judge the circumstances
that allow or prevent restoration.
Christ died on the cross that we may request forgiveness.
“God, please forgive.
Overrule the mistakes and bless them as You choose.”
Amen

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