Pardon
is always justified. It has a sure foundation. You do not forgive the
unforgivable, nor overlook a real attack that calls for punishment. Salvation
does not lie in being asked to make unnatural responses which are inappropriate
to what is real. Instead, it merely asks that you respond appropriately to what
is not real by not perceiving what has not occurred. If pardon were
unjustified, you would be asked to sacrifice your rights when you return
forgiveness for attack. But you are merely asked to see forgiveness as the
natural reaction to distress that rests on error, and thus calls for help.
Forgiveness is the only sane response. It keeps your rights from being
sacrificed. (T-30.VI.2:1-9)
There is but one interpretation of all motivation that makes any
sense. And because it is the Holy Spirit’s judgement, it requires no effort at
all on your part. Every loving
thought is true. Everything else is an appeal for healing and help. That is
what it is, regardless of the form it takes. Can anyone be justified in responding with anger to a plea for
help? No response can be appropriate except the willingness to give it to him,
for this and ONLY this is what he is asking for.
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