Week 31 · Season 4 · Step 8: The Amends List
Shoes of the Amends List
Identifying Every Harm
Shoes of the Gospel of Peace · Matthew 5:23-24
“So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there… first be reconciled to your brother…”
Matthew 5:23-24 · ESV
Big idea
Systematically identifying those we’ve harmed; categories of harm.
You cannot make amends to a fog. Matthew 5:23–24 assumes a name. This week you systematically identify every harm — family, friends, employers, community, and God — and categorize the type: emotional, financial, reputational, neglect, deception. The list itself is a spiritual act. It refuses the comfort of vagueness.
Add one person or category to your amends list daily. Pray for each name by name. Categorize the type of harm. Ask your leader for wisdom on any difficult name. Making the list is already preparing the heart.
Spiritual practice
Add one person or category to your amends list daily.
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