Summary: <br> The Cross of Christ Transforms. . .How We Forgive<br> Steps to Take as You Follow Christ<br> Ask—Do I still harbor past sins for which I have not accepted God’s forgiveness?<br> Seek—Go to confession regularly. As part of your examination of conscience, review how you have accepted God’s forgiveness for past sins in your life, and review how well you have forgiven others in God’s name.<br> Knock—Meditate on Ephesians 4:32–5:2.<br> Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> St. Paul speaks of us as “beloved children” of God. What does being a child of God require of you? How does it affect the way you treat others, who are also God’s children?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Transform Your Life—Let your life be marked by being a forgiver. Realize that when you hold on to something you are making an “idol” of it, which closes God out of that part of your life.<br> <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" rel="attachment wp-att-21024"></a><br> The author of “<a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" target="_blank">The Power of the Cross: Applying the Passion of Christ in Your Life“</a>, Michael Dubriuel, passed away in 2009. His wife, author Amy Welborn, has made his book available as a free e-book! We HIGHLY encourage you to download this exceptional work!<br> <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" target="_blank">“The Power of the Cross”</a> is available as a free e-book <a href="http://amywelborn.com/Michael_Dubruiel.html" target="_blank">here</a><br> Check out more at the <a href="http://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/michael-dubruiel/" target="_blank">Discerning Hearts’ Michael Dubruiel page</a><br> <br>
