ForgivenessIf you are ready to forgive, you are already forgiving.We know that w…
If you are ready to forgive, you are already forgiving.
We know that without forgiveness, there is no peaceful future, no lasting relationship. But what is it like when you want to forgive but cannot? It is not easy to forgive, especially when the consequences of injustice that has been done to you are visible or permanently noticeable.
For example, how can people who have been abused by their caregivers forgive? Who has been sexually abused? Or people who have never experienced what family is? How can the many long-suffering people who have lost their loved ones in wars or under dramatic circumstances forgive?
Looking at the many dramas that plague humanity, you may have asked yourself: “How could God let this happen?”
Reconciliation does not happen from one day to the next. Reconciliation is a process. Feelings often call for retribution and blame. However, if you want to forgive, you have already forgiven! You can give your wounded heart the time it needs to heal the pain! Pain does not diminish forgiveness. On the contrary, it gives you the opportunity to renew and deepen the forgiveness you have already granted. Through the willingness to forgive, your love unfolds.
God still works miracles today – in your heart, in your family and in your relationships. Provided you get involved with him. He will make all things new!