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When I quit blaming
The Golden Rule is the antidote to blame, anger, and revenge.
An experience from a couple of years ago showed me how great it feels to love those who have done me wrong and to be free of blaming others. But I had to be willing to do this before it could happen.
I had moved from California to New York and arranged to have my belongings shipped by a local company. Several weeks passed, but the shipment didn’t arrive, and each time I called the company, I was told a different story. When I finally had the information I needed to track the delivery, I discovered that my shipment had been sitting at the company in California the entire time. It had just been picked up by the freight service to come to New York, nearly a month after I was told that it was already en route by truck.
I started to write an angry email to the manager who had repeatedly lied to me. But every time I began, a strong feeling of “No!” stopped me.
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August 15, 2022 issue
View IssueEditorial
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Love holds the control
Larissa Snorek
Keeping Watch
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An angel on Strawberry Mountain
Rod Wagner
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Learning to trust
Bobby Lewis
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When I quit blaming
Jennifer Ann Gordon Perea
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Finding freedom from suffering
Sarah Leedberg
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Renewal for the whole earth
Curtis Wahlberg
Teens
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Keeping up at camp
Owen Sipe
Healings
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Mother’s prayer protects daughter
Wendy Spencer with contributions from Emma Herman
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Shoulder pain gone
Brian Abbott
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Job situation improves when regret is healed
Paula Williams
Bible Lens
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Mind
August 15–21, 2022
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Cheryl Richardson, Cathryn Rathsam, Belinda Joines