A Prayer for Forgiving Others and Yourself

Your Daily Prayer

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

📖 Daily Meditation

In a tender reflection from a Night of Agape with middle and high school girls, Rachael Adams (host of The Love Offering Podcast) shares a moving testimony on the weight of guilt, the healing power of grace, and the radical freedom found in forgiveness. Through the metaphor of a red Sharpie striking through confessions on a canvas, listeners are invited to lay down their own burdens and embrace the complete cleansing of Christ.

Forgiveness is not just a gift we receive from God—it’s a gift we’re called to extend to others and, sometimes, to ourselves. This devotional meditation reminds us that when God forgives, He forgets, and in His mercy, we can live unburdened by the past.

📝 Main Takeaways

You’ll learn how to release shame and regret through the power of Christ’s forgiveness.
Discover why remembering God’s mercy softens our hearts to forgive others.
Reflect on what spiritual “scorekeeping” may still be holding you back—and how to let go.
Be reminded that God's love sees you as clean, whole, and new—like a blank canvas.

📖 Bible Verses Referenced

Psalm 103:11–12 – “As high as the heavens are above the earth…”
Hebrews 8:12 – God remembers our sins no more.
Colossians 3:13 – “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Isaiah 1:18 – “Though your sins are like scarlet…”

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🔗 Resources & Mentions

Devotional written by: Rachael Adams
Related Verse Reflection: Explore more daily devotions on iBelieve.com.
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0:00.0	Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer, a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you need to connect with your father in heaven.
0:23.1	No matter what's going on in your life today,
0:26.3	you can trust that God wants to hear from you.
0:29.5	Right after this short message from today's sponsor, we'll pray through today's prayer about forgiving others and yourself together.
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