When I look at my hands, I am reminded that I lost my wedding and engagement rings. I was multitasking as I packed for a trip, and I still have no idea where they ended up.

我看着自己的双手，想起自己曾经把结婚和订婚戒指都给弄丢了。那时我正为旅游准备行李，忙得焦头烂额，所以根本不知道把戒指落在哪儿。

I dreaded telling my husband about my careless mistake—worried how the news would affect him. But he responded with more compassion and care for me than concern over the rings. However, there are times when I still want to do something to earn his grace! He, on the contrary, doesn’t hold this episode against me.

我战战兢兢地将这个疏失告诉丈夫，担心他会生气。然而，他的反应却是关心、安慰我，而不是在意那两枚戒指。我心存愧疚，一直想做点什么，好得到他的原谅，但其实他并没有因为这件事而耿耿于怀。

So many times we remember our sins and feel we must do something to earn God’s forgiveness. But God has said it is by grace, not by works, that we are saved (Eph. 2:8–9). Speaking of a new covenant, God promised Israel, “I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more” (Jer. 31:34). We have a God who forgives and no longer calls to mind the wrongs we have done.

很多时候，我们也常对自己犯下的过错念念不忘，总觉得自己该做点什么才能得到上帝的赦免。但上帝说我们得救是本乎恩，不是出于行为（以弗所书2章8-9节） 。在论到与以色列百姓所立的新约时，上帝的应许是：“我要赦免他们的罪孽，不再记念他们的罪恶”（耶利米书31章34节） 。我们的上帝愿意饶恕，且不念人旧恶。

We may still feel sad about our past, but we need to trust His promise and believe His grace and forgiveness is real through faith in Jesus Christ. This news should lead us to thankfulness and the assurance faith brings. When God forgives, He forgets.

我们或许会因为过去的种种而感到难过，但我们要相信上帝的应许，并且相信只要藉着耶稣，我们就可以得到上帝的恩典与赦免。我们只需心存感恩并确实相信，当上帝赦免时，祂便不再记念我们过去所犯的种种罪恶。

Dear Lord, thank You for Your grace and Your offer of salvation and forgiveness through Christ. Thank You for this free gift that is not based on anything I can do.

Hebrews 8:6-13New International Version (NIV)