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		By: Robert " Bob " Burford		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.acatholic.org/friday-march-5th/#comment-22180&quot;&gt;Mike Ruzza&lt;/a&gt;.

I have prayed about you for the past week. I am a vet also. I know that forgiveness is not an easy subject. Minor offenses are easy but life changing realities are not. I look at the Quaker  families whose children were the soft targets of a mass murderer . I don&#039;t see how but they forgave. The black church who forgave  the murder of their preacher and members of their congregation. Here is some scripture Luke 6:37-38 x “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.  Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”  The point I like is the cup of mercy you use will be given overflowing. 
I will still keep praying for this.
Also Please read Mother Teresa&#039;s Anyhow Prayer. It is on the internet and I like to read it myself from time to time. I was only fired once from a job. I believe that it was unfairly. Within three years the man who fired me was involved in an adulterous affair with a co-workers wife . He was only 34 and he died from a stroke. I got another job with better pay. It turned out that I was better off but at the time I bore a grudge. 

Read the Anyhow Prayer and use it and the scripture to help heal. Even if you can&#039;t contact them. 
God Bless
Bob Burford
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.acatholic.org/friday-march-5th/#comment-22180">Mike Ruzza</a>.</p>
<p>I have prayed about you for the past week. I am a vet also. I know that forgiveness is not an easy subject. Minor offenses are easy but life changing realities are not. I look at the Quaker  families whose children were the soft targets of a mass murderer . I don&#8217;t see how but they forgave. The black church who forgave  the murder of their preacher and members of their congregation. Here is some scripture Luke 6:37-38 x “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.  Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”  The point I like is the cup of mercy you use will be given overflowing.<br />
I will still keep praying for this.<br />
Also Please read Mother Teresa&#8217;s Anyhow Prayer. It is on the internet and I like to read it myself from time to time. I was only fired once from a job. I believe that it was unfairly. Within three years the man who fired me was involved in an adulterous affair with a co-workers wife . He was only 34 and he died from a stroke. I got another job with better pay. It turned out that I was better off but at the time I bore a grudge. </p>
<p>Read the Anyhow Prayer and use it and the scripture to help heal. Even if you can&#8217;t contact them.<br />
God Bless<br />
Bob Burford<br />
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		By: Mary Jane		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks Bob for the reminder about forgiveness - and especially to forgive ourselves. Sometimes I forget that - even after going to confession and being forgiven! And Mike your story is powerful and God bless you for sharing it. I am a step grandparent in a similar situation. It is frustrating and sometimes not only the situation and environment but also the DNA involved - and I just pray through it. It might help for your siblings to hear your story but then, sometimes people have hardened hearts and very troubling genetics. It seems to me that you have nothing to say you’re sorry for - at least in your family situation. For moving ahead with a career that allowed you to survive? There are many ways now to search for lost family members - and individuals and groups who help with that as a career or hobby. I will be praying for you. I hope you have made friends and family where you are. I wish you grace and abundant blessings from God.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Bob for the reminder about forgiveness &#8211; and especially to forgive ourselves. Sometimes I forget that &#8211; even after going to confession and being forgiven! And Mike your story is powerful and God bless you for sharing it. I am a step grandparent in a similar situation. It is frustrating and sometimes not only the situation and environment but also the DNA involved &#8211; and I just pray through it. It might help for your siblings to hear your story but then, sometimes people have hardened hearts and very troubling genetics. It seems to me that you have nothing to say you’re sorry for &#8211; at least in your family situation. For moving ahead with a career that allowed you to survive? There are many ways now to search for lost family members &#8211; and individuals and groups who help with that as a career or hobby. I will be praying for you. I hope you have made friends and family where you are. I wish you grace and abundant blessings from God.</p>
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		By: Skip		</title>
		<link>https://www.acatholic.org/friday-march-5th/#comment-22181</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bob, nice reflection,  thank you.
Perhaps Fr. Lawrence could shed some light on why the older brothers were jealous of Joseph. 
Mike, I understand you pain - not even close to your situation but simulator in nature. 
I just started adding in a couple words into our Lords prayer. 
&quot;Forgive us trespasses as we (with Your graces) forgive those who trespass against us&quot;.
Hope this helps.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bob, nice reflection,  thank you.<br />
Perhaps Fr. Lawrence could shed some light on why the older brothers were jealous of Joseph.<br />
Mike, I understand you pain &#8211; not even close to your situation but simulator in nature.<br />
I just started adding in a couple words into our Lords prayer.<br />
&#8220;Forgive us trespasses as we (with Your graces) forgive those who trespass against us&#8221;.<br />
Hope this helps.</p>
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		By: Mike Ruzza		</title>
		<link>https://www.acatholic.org/friday-march-5th/#comment-22180</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up in a family where the 1st through 4th children were given up for adoption. I was the 5th child for adoption, but my grandparents legally adopted me. I have an older sister, and two younger sisters. All 8 of the children came from the same mother, and 8 different fathers. My father met my mother in jail where they were both white collar criminals. He beat her when he found out she was pregnant, and she never saw him again. I am almost 61 and don&#039;t know my father. Half my family was given away with no means to find any of them. My 3 living sisters and I don&#039;t see each other, rarely speak, and have no relations as a family or even friends. My mother was not a good person, and raised them poorly. I would like to say to them &quot;I&#039;m sorry,&quot; but it would seem wrong at this late point in time. I know it&#039;s never too late; but some wounds have never healed; and I&#039;ve been estranged from what&#039;s left of my mom&#039;s side of the family for many, many years. I left home at 18--when I finally found out who my real mother was--and I joined the Air Force and spent the next 30 years overseas for the most part or 25 of those years at least. There is great pain and sorrow, but I live over 1,000 miles from them and nothing is easy for me to try and be friendly with them. If you could Bob, can you spot me some advice please?? Thank you all who read this and recognize the peace and forgiveness that is needed in many families along with my own. God bless us all!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I grew up in a family where the 1st through 4th children were given up for adoption. I was the 5th child for adoption, but my grandparents legally adopted me. I have an older sister, and two younger sisters. All 8 of the children came from the same mother, and 8 different fathers. My father met my mother in jail where they were both white collar criminals. He beat her when he found out she was pregnant, and she never saw him again. I am almost 61 and don&#8217;t know my father. Half my family was given away with no means to find any of them. My 3 living sisters and I don&#8217;t see each other, rarely speak, and have no relations as a family or even friends. My mother was not a good person, and raised them poorly. I would like to say to them &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; but it would seem wrong at this late point in time. I know it&#8217;s never too late; but some wounds have never healed; and I&#8217;ve been estranged from what&#8217;s left of my mom&#8217;s side of the family for many, many years. I left home at 18&#8211;when I finally found out who my real mother was&#8211;and I joined the Air Force and spent the next 30 years overseas for the most part or 25 of those years at least. There is great pain and sorrow, but I live over 1,000 miles from them and nothing is easy for me to try and be friendly with them. If you could Bob, can you spot me some advice please?? Thank you all who read this and recognize the peace and forgiveness that is needed in many families along with my own. God bless us all!!</p>
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		By: Anonymous		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nice reflection Bob! Really well done, thank you?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice reflection Bob! Really well done, thank you?</p>
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		By: Anonymous		</title>
		<link>https://www.acatholic.org/friday-march-5th/#comment-22177</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks Bob for this great reflection. Be blessed.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Bob for this great reflection. Be blessed.</p>
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