And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
Anglican Book of Common Prayer, 1662
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:12 (KJV)
Forgive us our trespasses,
Sounds like we wandered
on someone's
property.
"Oh, my bad"
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
As we tell others
to get off our front lawn.
But we live in
a debt ridden
world.
A world of
In God we trust
all others pay cash.
A world of big winners
in their swimming pools
and losers
drowning in their underwater
mortgages.
Imagine in
corporate worship
asking
God
and
each other
to forget the debts
between us.
To be forgiven
with all the paperwork
not to be put back
in the filing cabinet.
Not to placed in a box
to be sent to Iron Mountain.
But
watching it all
being placed in
the shredder
of grace.
A free fresh start.
