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Reconciliation-Hohourongo
God loves you so much. Te Atua wants you to live a life free from the things that hurt ourselves and others, and that break our relationships down. God wants you to live a life full of loving, healthy, merciful and supportive relationships. This Sacrament is about FORGIVENESS and it won’t make sense until you understand that you are part of a worldwide community and you share a common goal.
4 parts to this Sacrament:
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The first two are human responses:
1.Choices: Community and relationships, through choices, can be built up or be pulled down. 2.Saying Sorry: This is a way of life that has to be learned and continually relearned. It is vital to mean the words when you say them. For reconciliation to really be effective you need to understand that forgiveness is not a ‘churchy’ thing it is a life skill. Forgiveness in our lives allows Jesus to make our lives richer and better. Real forgiveness is sometimes really hard to achieve! The next part is where God/Jesus steps in: 3. Forgiveness: This is allowing God to use healing power to absolve us or forgive us. It is allowing God to change us like in the story of Zaccheus. |
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The last part is again up to us:
4: Penance:
Often when we break relationships there is a consequence or a price to pay. Penance is about acting to change your behaviour or your attitude, getting help and prayer.
Te Atua wants to help you become the best person you can be and to use the gifts you have been given to make our world a wonderful place to be.
God wants you to know you are never alone and that with a relationship with Te Atua you can find peace.