ON FORGIVENESS:

How Can We Forgive the Unforgivable?

beginning the second week after Easter

Bishop Richard Holloway

former Primus of Scotland

On Forgiveness

God May Forgive You (But I Won't)

by Iris DeMent

You say that you’re born again
cleansed of your former sins
You want me to say “I forgive and forget”
But you’ve done too much to me
Don’t you be touching me,
go back and touch all those women you’ve made
 

Chorus:

’cause God may forgive you, but I won’t
Yes, Jesus loves you, but I don’t
They don’t have to live with you and neither do I
You say that you’re born again, well so am I
God may forgive you, but I won’t
and I won’t even try

 

Well, the kids had to cry for you
I had to try to do
things that the Dad should do
since you’ve been gone
Well, you really let us down
You may be Heaven ’bound
but you’ve left one hell of a mess here at home
 

Chorus:

God May Forgive You (But I Won’t) – Harlan Howard/Bobby Braddock, Copyright © Tree Publishing Co. (BMI)  [b-side to the Our Town CD single]

Fr Jim Irvine

Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton