In Jesus Name
I will lift up my eyes to the hills- From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 The other day my siblings were playing a game and from the next room I could hear an issue escalating. As the only adult in the house I had been left in charge of such matters. After muddying through the usual confusion of what actually happened, the "victims" crying and the peacemakers long discourse, I finally encouraged my offended little brother to pray and forgive those he felt had hurt him. As he concluded his weepy prayer I noted that he had not forgiven "in Jesus name." When my sisters and I were young, my mom taught us to say or pray, "I forgive you (or them) in Jesus name." The reason was, you had to forgive even when you didn't feel like it. Now in situations where you weren't really that angry or offended we didn't always say it. But when you were still angry, you had to say it. And I must admit...