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To: mark silvers who wrote (28374)	12/6/1999 9:56:00 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

I loved his one phrase, "Forgive everyone, everything"... I thought it was great...... glad you liked it. Comes right from scripture:: (Mat 6:12 ) Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Mat 6:14 ) For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (Mat 18:21-22 ) Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. (Mark 11:25 ) And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." (Luke 6:37 ) "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 11:4 ) Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'" (Luke 17:4 ) If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him." (2 Cor 2:7 ) Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. (2 Cor 2:10 ) If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, (Col 3:13 ) Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. :o)

To: mark silvers who wrote (28374)	12/7/1999 2:01:00 AM
From: Berry Picker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

RE>>, "Forgive everyone, everything"... I thought it was great.....<< Just Great ... Too bad God can't be like that .....Humanism sucks !

To: mark silvers who wrote (28374)	12/8/1999 8:44:00 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

I saw most of that TV movie. I found it very touching. I see it as not addressing spiritual concerns as much as interpersonal relations, though those spheres are related. Our relations with our loved ones (and the forgiveness sometimes necessary to maintain those loving relationships) are of vital importance - particularly when we realize the shortness of life. Yet that isn't usually what we spend most of our time and mental energy on in our day to day lives. We frequently act as if jobs or pasttimes or something else is more important than our families and loved ones. I read something recently about time management and the setting of priorities. Seems a fellow billed as an expert on time management was giving a presentation to a group on that subject. He had a large glass jar and four green plastic containers. He began by taking from one container a number of large rocks and putting them into the glass jar. When he'd filled it, he asked the group if the jar was full. Everyone agreed the jar was full. He then took another container and began pouring pea gravel into the glass jar, filling the spaces between the large rocks with gravel. Again he asked if the jar was full. This time some thought the jar was now full but some were catching on and said probably not. He then took another container and began pouring sand into the large jar, filling the spaces between the gravel with sand. Once again he asked if the jar was full. By now everyone had caught on and agreed that though the jar certainly looked full, it probably wasn't. He took his last container and poured water into the jar, finally filling all the spaces between the grains of sand. He then asked the group what lesson this demonstration taught? One person spoke up and said it taught that with proper and rigorous time management, you can make time in your life for everything. He replied, "No, that wasn't the lesson at all." The real lesson, he said, was, "If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in later." Then he asked "What are the big rocks - the most important and vital things - in your life?"