That We Are Pardoned

That we are pardoned; 

perhaps it's no accident that forgiveness has been referenced twice in this prayer. The second to last line sets clear that it is in pardoning that we ourselves are pardoned. Only love is also mentioned twice and I believe that this because forgiveness is the key to fully understanding who we truly are, that to know ourselves as the reality of love we most remember to see others through forgiving eyes, heart-seen, recognizing their original innocence. 

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned. 

so it's here that Saint Francis declares our true nature...

 and we claim it through forgiveness. 

this is such a gift to give to others, to ourselves as well, as if unlocking a prison door and inviting the entire world to join us in a sense of freedom. Yet as it in in every self-created prison we are entrapped by our own beliefs that some our worthy and others not - keeping us closed within the illusory walls of our perceptions. For us to be free, truly so, we have to pray as Saint Francis, asking for just a moment of clear seeing so that our own innocence is returned. The key to this freedom is in recognizing that perceptions have clouded our vision, that we are lost in a haze of guilt, fear, and judgment that we have projected upon others. To be free, we rely on others as our guide. 

we forgive, clear-seeing, and find our way home.

together. 

as no one stays behind.

~

Love, Eric 

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