The Pain of Forgiveness

Fellow Labourers-

This subject is crucial and is worth a lot of thought. Before I move on though I guess some of us have heard people saying their heart is hurting because of love. I don't know if this is metaphorical or real, but I do know that love hurts. Forgiveness is not the easiest thing in the world and yet God so loved us that he forgave us and proved it by giving his only begotten son for our sins.

If you have ever forgiven anyone and it does not hurt then you may want to ask yourself, "Was my forgiveness genuine or surface?" To forgive is not some children game we play, but an emotion that involves almost every fibre of our being. Yet if we do not forgive we will not be forgiven. This does not mean though that we throw away our senses. Jesus knew Judas would betray him, he did not shun him, but he also did not share everything with him. Let us endeavour to live by the Book so leave your gift at the altar and go and make it right.

Pax Vobiscum,

Robert A. Stewart