So Sorry

Apologies, apologies, apologies, what do they really mean?  Are we being truthful in apologizing?  Is our apology meaningful?   Let’s think about the times that we apologize in a day, why do we apologize and what for?  To say “I am sorry” means that you are remorseful or regret what you have done.  An apology is the action/expression of the regret.  I myself have had many experiences where I have said “I am sorry” just to say it because at that point in time that’s what I thought the person needed to hear, but was I being truthful? Perhaps I wasn’t so why say it?  Sometimes the “I am sorry” doesn’t really have a meaning, and it could just be said over the silliest things. 

 

 

 

There are many of us that tend to say I am sorry for everything.  There’s no need to say I am sorry unless you truly regret what is happening.  If you have not done anything wrong and know for a fact you are not in the wrong, then don’t say the words “I am sorry.”  It can be taken out of context and in turn you are making yourself feel weak or look weak.  That’s not something God wants from us.  “Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one” (2 Corinthians 7:2).  Never feel like you have to apologize for being yourself or seeking some comfort in a time of need.  Reflect on these words:

 

SORRY DOESN'T HELP - MORRISSEY
"YEARS OF REFUSAL" (2008)

 

Sorries pour out of you
All wide-eyed simple smiles
Certain to see you through
Like a QC full of fake humility

You say:
"Oh, please forgive..."
You say:
"Oh, live and let live..."
But sorry doesn't help us
And sorry will not save us
And sorry will not bring my teen years back to me (any time soon)

Forced back, it springs right out
Seasoned, you have no doubts
You lied about the lies that you told
Which is the full extent of what being you is all about

You say:
"Oh, please forgive..."
You say:
"Oh, live and let live..."

But sorry doesn't help us
Sorry will not save us
Sorry will not bring my love into my arms (as far as I know...)
Sorry doesn't help us
Sorry will not save us
Sorry is just a word you find so easy to say... so you say it anyway
Sorry doesn't help us
Sorry won't protect us
Sorry won't undo all the good gone wrong, my love