The Morning and Evening Offices should never be allowed to pass without the Superior saying the Lord's Prayer in its place at the end so that all may hear it, on account of the thorns of scandal which are apt to spring up. Thus those who hear it, being warned by the covenant which they make in that prayer when they say, "Forgive us as we forgive," may cleanse themselves of faults against that covenant. But at the other Offices let the last part only of that prayer be said aloud, so that all may answer, "But deliver us from evil.

To be forgiven as we forgive is an interesting bargain.

The Greek is aphiemi: to let go of, depart from, or send away.

The Hebrew for forgive is to cover, to hide, to seal away, perhaps to sublimate.

The more intimate our relations the more difficult it can be to forgive.

We have a tendency to hold tight to our grievance. Rather than hide-it-away we display it prominently.

In so doing we never allow our own hurt to heal. In failing to forgive we self-mutilate.

Healing the world begins with allowing our own wounds to heal.