5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
What is charity? “kindness and tolerance in judging others.” Archaic – love of humankind, typically in a Christian context.”faith, hope, and charity” (Online Dictionary)
There’s a side to charity that I don’t think we always remember. Forgiveness. What greater love? Jesus paid for our forgiveness. We can’t forgive the simple wrongs we meet in daily life? Really? “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. If I step on your feelings, intentional or not, please, of your charity, forgive me. If I’m thoughtless, of your charity, please forgive me. If I’m blind to a situation you see so clearly, please, of your charity, forgive me.
Love and forgiveness go hand in hand; at least, to me they do.
I promise, of my charity, to forgive you as well.
Words on the Word 
It’s important that we learn to forgive ourselves as this will enable us to forgive others. Forgiving ourselves is probably the more difficult thing to do.
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It is. A few months ago, I did actual confession with my priest. “Bless me, Father, (in this instance, ‘Father’ refers to God) for I have sinned.” I’d never done confession before.
My priest, Fr. Harlow, when I asked him if I could, explained everything to me first. He sent me an email with how it is done and so I knew what to expect and there are certain responses that the penitent uses during the confession. Because I’m in Florida and he’s in Fort Valley, Ga., he had to request permission from our Bishop because it’s supposed to done with both parties in the same room. Bishop Chad, who is a great friend as well as an amazing Bishop, allowed it.
Our last emails before confession were about forgiveness. I told him I couldn’t forgive myself and was burdened with the feeling of distance from God because of my sins. He carefully explained that by feeling that way, I was putting myself above God – that I was more discerning and more powerful than God.
The next day, we did confession via Zoom.
I do not have the vocabulary to explain how I felt afterward. Intense humility is probably the closest to how I felt. And in the process, after the blessing, something happened. I forgave myself. Do I think about those sins I confessed? Occasionally, but now they can’t hurt me anymore. They sometimes pop up out of nowhere but now I just swat them away – God has forgiven me and given me permission to forgive myself. Oh, my gosh! Tears just started, lol. Joy and humility. Thank you, Father!!! Laughing … it’s a good thing I’m a touch typist, lol. Don’t need to see the keys, lol.
I didn’t mean for this to be so long. But maybe, maybe, it’s a Holy Spirit moment – I needed to tell it and you needed to hear it.
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Yes, I have found the same thing, that it is most difficult to forgive myself for things I have done or said. I spoke to Fr. Julian about it when I was getting ready for baptism and he said the exactly the same as Fr. Harlow, that by NOT forgiving myself I was putting myself above God. A salutary lesson.
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Bless your heart.
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