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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Been there and done it. That’s why I am a Firecracker. LOL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Ohio-Communities-of-Faith [mailto:ohio-communities-of-faith-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maggie Stringer via Ohio-Communities-of-Faith<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 24, 2021 10:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> ohio-communities-of-faith@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Maggie Stringer <ravensfan784@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] Forgiving Someone by Max Lucado<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>The question is not “Did you get hurt?” The question is “Are you going to let the hurt harden you?” Wouldn’t you prefer to be “tenderhearted, forgiving one another”? Try these steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>Decide what you need to forgive.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'> Be specific. Narrow it down to the identifiable offense.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>Ask yourself why it hurts.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'> Why does this offense sting? What about it leaves you wounded?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>Take it to Jesus.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'> Talk to Jesus about the offense until the anger subsides. And when it returns, talk to Jesus again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>Tell your offender.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'> If it feels safe, simply explain the offense and the way it makes you feel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>Pray for your offender.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'> You cannot force reconciliation, but you can offer intercession.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>Conduct a funeral.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'> Bury the offense in the cemetery known as “Moving on with Life.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'>This is how happiness happens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1A344D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maggie Stringer <br>Phone: (443) 750-0070<br>Email: <a href="mailto:ravensfan784@gmail.com" target="_blank">ravensfan784@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision/" target="_blank">Community Service Facebook Page</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org" target="_blank">NFB Website</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbohio.org" target="_blank">NFB Ohio Website</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>