This is the movement of the Holy Family.

Welcome to our Rosedary meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for,

especially the healing of Olivia and Margo through the intercession of

Blessed Pauline Jericho.

Yesterday we meditated on the three powers of the soul and the good news that we're not stuck with

self-destructive feelings that lead to sin. We have Jesus and with Jesus living in

us we can change our feelings.

Which you may think, what about when someone has really hurt us?

Well, what are we really seeking by asking this question?

Do we want permission to keep resenting the person who hurt us?

Permission not to forgive,

to love?

This is very dangerous.

For one of the most self-destructive feelings is resentment.

Resentments toward a spouse, a parent, a boss, a coworker, some person or institution or principals with whom we feel hurt and were angry.

And in most cases it was our self-worth or our finances or some ambition or personal relationships, even a desire for sexual activity that we feel was threatened

and we're hurt and so we are resentful.

Resentment is a feeling of an unhappiness, anger and hurt at having been wronged

and we are unable to let go and forgive. But this is deadly because

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