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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “Forgive Us Our Trespasses, As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us”
8. Forgive Us Our Trespasses, As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us I like the word “trespass:” – a neat grown-up word for mess-ups – But better, it’s so non-threatening! Like a kid crossing a neighbor’s property to chase a ball Other words scare me: evil, sin, meanness, selfishness, damage. God, as long as we keep this between us, I’ll cop to some to doing of those bad things So, I’ll take the deal. It seems fair. Forgive my mess-ups and I’ll forgive those who have messed me up. But I’m gonna need your help to close my side of the deal. By the way, one final thing,…