“And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves.”
The Wound
Joseph names the actual wrong directly here, whom ye sold into Egypt, worth noticing this specific, honest acknowledgment even in the actual moment of extending forgiveness, not glossed over or minimized, but named precisely, the same honest naming this whole book began with, now held alongside genuine reconciliation.
Notice be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, worth examining directly, Joseph’s own concern not merely for his own forgiveness being received, but for his brothers’ own genuine wellbeing, worth holding as this movement’s own picture of what mature forgiveness actually, practically includes.
This is worth applying to whoever you are working toward forgiving, following Joseph’s own specific pattern, naming the actual wrong honestly, whom ye sold, while genuinely extending care for the other person’s own wellbeing, both held together, not contradictory but this whole book’s actual, mature pattern.
Whoever you are working toward forgiving, consider today Joseph’s own specific words, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold, honest naming, and be not grieved, genuine care, both spoken together, worth holding as the actual, practical shape mature forgiveness genuinely, concretely takes.
Choose Forgiveness
- Name honestly, specifically, what was actually done, the way Joseph named it directly.
- Consider genuine care for the other person’s wellbeing, following Joseph’s own mature example.
- Hold honest naming and genuine care together today, not contradictory but genuinely, mutually possible.
Prayer
Lord, let me say, like Joseph, I know what was actually done, and still, be not grieved, genuine care extended alongside honest naming, this mature, actual pattern. Amen.
Carry this today
Mature forgiveness holds honest naming of the wrong alongside genuine care for the other person.