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Guilt isn’t an outmoded emotion from churched days of lore. It’s actually a very useful one, to a certain degree.
Sometimes it’s a massive undeserved gift when we become terrified of ourselves and the hurt that we’re capable of to both self and others.
There are plenty of cases where guilt is absolutely the most appropriate response. It’s the first step of our impending rescue from the old creature that clings to us.
And one more thing…
Guilt is a lot easier to feel - in a healthy way - when you hold the notion that God’s grace is infinitely bigger than any guilt you can ever feel.
It makes guilt safe. Cleansing, even (again, to a certain degree).
All is grace.
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Amen.
Jonas, in all honesty, I have always had a problem with the concept of guilt. The Church and my parents certainly 'did a number on me' with that one in the earlier days of my life. But when I came into my own, I realized that it had to be connected with the concept of sin... and of being a sinner. I've made a lot of mistakes due to naivete, lack of knowledge, or having and expressing human emotions --- but that's what being a human on this Earth planet is all about.:. responding to the gamut of human experiences brought into our lives for our growth and evolution. Sorry, that's just my thought for the day.