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Forgive for You - Milwaukee Community Journal

Over the weekend I felt led to make a few statuses about forgiveness on social media. I expressed the need to forgive others no matter how bad they have wronged you. I wrote, “Forgive your mother. Forgive your father. Forgive your brother. Forgive your sister. Forgive your uncle. Forgive your aunt. Forgive your cousin. Forgive […]

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