A Prayer for Forgiveness
May I forgive
May I forgive so that I can fully live
May I forgive so I can be whole and find completion
May I recognize everyone’s humanness and remember that we all make mistakes
May I know and remember that all of us are so much more than our biggest mistakes
May I use forgiveness to escape a perpetuating circle of hate
May I use forgiveness to create a different world and pattern of life.
May I use forgiveness to change the meaning and ending of the story.
May I forgive and not let an unhappy ending overshadow a happy past.
May I forgive so that I am no longer defined by what happened
May I forgive because I have suffered enough
May I forgive because I am ready to move on
May I apply the healing balm of forgiveness to the wounds that have consumed me
May I forgive so that I no longer see my wounds when I look into the mirror
May I forgive so I don’t feed the hungry ghosts of my interior
May my body forgive so that it may heal from all the harm it has endured
May I grow by letting go of the pain that clings to me and that I firmly hold on to with a self-hate that I somehow mistake for an old friend
May I no longer feel loyal to my scars and to what they represent
May I no longer identify myself with them
As them
May I no longer feel guilty or helpless
May I forgive so that I can change out of my wardrobe of regret
May I change my outfit and outlook and actively seek and choose forgiveness
May I forgive and choose to remember the good times over the bad ones
May I forgive knowing that soft power is more powerful than hard power
May I forgive so that I can give people their humanity back
May I forgive so I can crack through the wall of anger and pain that I’ve built and trapped others and myself in
May I forgive so that I give birth to new life
May I be for giving
May I forgive myself
May I free myself from blame and shame
May I show myself the same compassion I show others
May I forgive myself for making mistakes
May I forgive myself for not having parts of my life turn out how I thought they would or how they were supposed to.
May I invite the grace of mercy and forgiveness into my life.
May I use forgiveness as an antidote for my fear
May I forgive so I can finally find the healing peace that lives within that release
May I claim the power and the life that lives in forgiveness
May I forgive so that I may fully live.