September
18,
2007
Meditation
for
the
Day
If
we’re
going
to
seriously
consider
the
issue
of
forgiveness,
we
need
to
have
an
understanding
of
what
it
means
to
forgive.
Some
of
us
won’t
even
consider
the
possibility
of
forgiveness
because
we
think
it
implies
that
what
was
done
to
us
was
OK.
Or
we
refuse
to
forgive
because
we
think
it
lets
the
other
person
off
the
hook,
that
it
lets
them
get
away
with
what
they
did.
The
problem
is
that
they
are
not
on
the
hook,
we
are.
We
forgive
so
that
we
can
finally
be
freed
from
all
the
anger
and
pain
of
our
past.
We
have
to
forgive,
not
because
what
happened
was
OK,
but
because
we
can’t
afford
to
be
stuck
in
old
memories
that
lock
us
into
anger,
resentments,
and
vengeful
fantasies.
Yes,
we
do
have
the
right
to
feel
that
way,
but
it’s
a
right
that
addicts
in
recovery
cannot
afford
to
invoke.
If
we
don’t
forgive,
these
thoughts
will
continue
to
poison
our
minds,
our
hearts,
and
our
souls.
Forgiveness
is
something
that
we
do
for
ourselves,
so
that
we
can
be
free.
Prayer
for
the
Day
I
pray
that
I
will
be
able
forgive
so
that
I
can
free
myself
from
all
of
the
hurtful
memories
that
I
have
held
on
to
for
far
too
long.
I
ask
God
to
help
me
see
how
dangerous
anger
and
vengeance
are
to
my
recovery
so
I
can
begin
to
let
them
go
