TGOG 2024; 7-25; TEXT 20; SEC II; THE GIFT OF LILLIES

The Gift of Lillies instead of the condemnation of thorns is our choice to give our brother. Will we hold his errors against him? Or will we offer him the absolution of forgiveness, for thus it will be given to us as well? We are standing before the gates of Heaven with this choicebefore us. Will we enter the gates in this lifetime? Or would we rather keep our grievances toward ourselves and others, and thus stand outside of Heaven, in the hell of our own stubbornness? Will we hold tight to our judgments and condemnations? We must decide. We can waste time, thinking we cannot decide. In this procrastination is the heavy burden of hell kept nigh for us to shoulder. But we can lay this burden down in the forgiveness that is given us as the means to erase the past, and walk with holy gratitude into the reality of our Present. We can do this. We give absolution and forgiveness to our brothers in order to receive it for ourself. No one is "crucified" alone; and no one enters the gates of Heaven by himself. We bring everyone through this lovely gate together. The Law of Total Inclusion applies. HUGS, M&S