Past

 

“The moving finger writes; and having writ, moves on: nor all your piety nor wit shall lure it back to conceal half a line. Nor all your tears wash a word of it.” — Rubaiyat

 

There is so much each of us would love to take back, but it is already written. One of the most beautiful parts of the story of Jesus was he never looked back on the past when calling his followers. He cared not about their past sins or indiscretions, he only cared about their hearts and their futures. “Go and sin no more,” were not just words for the woman who was about to be stoned. It is his call to us as well.

Waste not a moment on rationalizations, excuses, or explanations for your past, but simply start writing the next chapter.

 

 

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.