I'm Not Who I Was -- Brandon Heath

"...Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us."

To paraphrase Father X, we are changing, every second, every fraction of a second. We can choose to let God be the change agent in us.

I'm not who I was! Thanks be to God!

Amen!

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