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Forgiving Ourselves

  If you are familiar with the Old Testament story of Joseph (coat of many colors), you recall the seething disdain his brothers had of their younger sibling. Whether Joseph brought that on himself, or it was simply unprovoked, it was apparent there was tension and ill feelings against Joseph. I f you read the story, you’ll soon find that the brothers conspired to do some very mean things to Joseph which included wanting to kill him. There came a time that they were able to rid themselves of Joseph (at least they thought) by selling him into slavery. Finally, he’s gone! They “faked his death” and reported his demise to their father. Their father believes Joseph is dead for many years. They have managed to “get away” with “getting rid” of Joseph….at least that is what they thought. We learn even later in the story that they eventually discover Joseph is not only still alive, but serving in a very powerful position of authority that could possibly result in a major act of retribut