Forgive us our sins

From today's reading: Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O LORD. Psalm 25:6 I'm sure that we all have things in our past that we would rather not remember, that we regret, or we would have done differently if we could. Making mistakes or making wrong choices (sin) is part of the human condition. But for those of us who love the Lord, God's graciousness will not only cover the sin, but will ultimately use it to bring about a positive effect, as a learning tool, or an example, or a conviction to action. Because he loves us, we are forgiven and we are not to dwell on past unfaithfulness. God wants us to move on out of the past so that we can live more fully in the present and look forward to the future with the assurance of God's presence.