Trying to Repent, Do Better. Please Forgive Me. I'm Sorry

I'm joining the many bloggers who are using our blogs to publically ask forgiveness for offending, sinning against any of you out there in the big anonymous internet.  Rafi G. has done it very well, very eloquently.  And Heshy, who flirts with the "red lines" and blogs to "amuse" has also asked our forgiveness.  Those two very popular and different/contrasting style jbloggers have both taken the time to ask you readers for forgiveness, so I decided that I, too, must do the same.

There are two types of sins.  One type is relatively easy to repent.  That's because they involve us and G-d.  G-d is easy to find.  He's all around us, full-time.  G-d never takes vacation or goes off-line.  G-d is also merciful and constantly on call, waiting for us to ask.  There's no need for a keyboard or modem. 

With all of G-d's power, there's one thing G-d can't do.  That's to forgive the sins between man and our fellow man.  He's the wrong address for that.

Many times our sins against other people are totally unintentional.  It's because we're careless with our words.  Words are so powerful and so easy to miss-use.  Frequently we have no idea that we've offended someone with our careless or not so "clever" words. 

I've been blogging for years.  My posts reach far and wide. 

• I honestly hope that my words haven't hurt anyone.  My intention isn't to harm.
• I do tell the truth as I see it. 
• I try to credit others when due, not to quote without a source. 
• I try to be accurate, not exaggerate.

In my prayers and in the synagogue I've been trying to show G-d how sorry I am for the sins against Him, the G-d Almighty, but that's not enough.

To all of you out there.... please forgive me...