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• Natalie
  said on July 26 at 13:03…

  I try to remember that dishonesty isn't a true characteristic about any one of God's children. I think it helps to focus on all the qualities you love about that person. Even if at first I can only find one small thing, if I focus on that, soon I'm able to love more and more about them.
• Estey
  said on July 26 at 15:04…

  This is such an important question, thanks for bringing it up. When someone is doing something mean, I find it helpful to "love the person, hate the sin" - don't accept the lies they are telling, but love them through it all. Just because someone's behavior is bad, doesn't mean (s)he is bad. Beneath all of that, no matter what, (s)he is a good person. Also I have found that when someone is being mean, they are really just crying out to be loved. If you see it from that compassionate view, then you can really help them by not getting upset too. Your continued love and support (no matter what) will really help them grow.
• Ian
  said on July 28 at 11:09…

  I really love the story of David and Nathan in this week's lesson. Nathan was a son of David. Imagine having to confront the King on something he did that was really really wrong. I love Nathan's example. You can read what he did specifically by going to the 4th citation in the first section and reading on from what is in the lesson. It's really cool! When faced with a need to confront a wrong, I hope I can do it with as much class as Nathan.
• Dianne
  said on July 28 at 11:35…

  Keep on trusting. Trusting God will help us to keep trusting our fellow man.
• Patricia
  said on July 28 at 13:57…

  All we want to feel is a sense of worth. When we don't, we're apt to be inconsistent. By each one finding that 'conscious worth' that 'satisfies the hungering heart' within, it can strike that keynote of love in others.
• embi
  said on July 28 at 15:21…

  by loving him without expecting something whatsoever in return.
• Diane
  said on July 30 at 20:12…

  We can love someone who breaks our trust by acknowledging that he or she is a spiritual idea of God, innocent and free. Then we can use our God-given wisdom to make choices about our actions. Whatever our decisions, we can exercise compassion in our actions.
• Jodi B. in VA
  said on August 01 at 20:42…

  My biological Mum gave birth to me when she was very young. She was not ready to be a mom. She had a lot of "rebelling" to do. She left when I was very young. There was a time in my life when she was gone for about 10 years. I am now a mom myself of two young boys.

  I saw my mom at her 4th (5th?) wedding about 2 years ago. She was incredibly disrespectful and rude to me. I came home and felt I never wanted to do anything more with her. I've forgiven her so many times over the years. I've let her know I still love her and welcome her to my life.

  Her behavior at the wedding, it felt like "I don't need to keep signing up for this."

  I prayed quite a bit and God reminded me of the story of "The Prodigal Son" (yet again). This time, though, I looked at the story from the dad's perspective. The dad never ran after the son saying, "I forgive you, I love you, You're welcome back any time, you're still my son..." No. He stayed back. He did forgive, but he stayed home. He watched for his son. The moment the boy was ready to come home, THAT's when the dad ran to meet him.

  I have decided to continue to love my mom, but I don't have to keep being in the situation where she can run all over me any more. I don't call her any more. (She lives over 600 miles away from me.) When she is ready, she'll come back like the son did - a new person. Christ will make her new.
• Randy
  said on August 01 at 20:58…

  "Nathan was a son of David."? huh? Please explain. Thanks
• Gerves
  said on August 02 at 11:11…

  Science and Heilth is written that Jesus was seeing in the Science the perfect Man when the sinner and mortal man appeared and in this image he saw the resemblance even of GOD.We must know that human being is perfect because God is perfect.
• Maxime Essoh Essohanim KPASSIRA
  said on August 02 at 16:10…

  I THINK THAT GRATITUTE TO GOD FOR THE SMALLEST GOOD ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE "PERSON" WILL SURELY BE A REWARDIND GOOD BEGINNING FOR THE HEALING PROCESS. WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS THE RIGHTIOUSNESS HIMSELF AND FOR THAT , HE IS IMCAPABLE TO CREATE AN IDEA WHO KEEPS BREAKING OUR TRUST. WE MUST FOLLOW THE DIVINE PRECEPTS AND THE DIVINE PROCESSES LYING IN FORGIVIVESESS WILL OTHERS FEEL REALLY LOVED AND THE LOVE OF GOD WILL BE MANIFESTED THROUGH THEIR LIVES. I THINK ZACHEE AND THE BURGLAR ON THE CROSS COULD BE PERFECT EXAMPLES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND. Maxime

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