My opportunity to say "I forgive you" ca...

2011-06-13T07:57:01.083-05:00

My opportunity to say "I forgive you" came on his deathbed. It sounds melodramatic, but it was a black and white moment for me in realizing the eternal damnation "I" had sentenced "him" to by withholding mercy and grace. He was weak and vulnerable (as I was when he abused me) and needed to be held. I was the only one there to hold him. While holding him, I told him that it was okay to rest, that God was with him, that God loved him, and that I loved him. As I felt the relief and calm wash over his body in that last breath, I, too, experienced it. It was amazing. But the question remains... can I forgive another person, in that same way, who is still very much alive, who also doesn't acknowledge his offense. I'm working on it, sometimes daily. And this experience helps me justify the process, because in truth, it really is "me" who was freed from that eternal damnation.

thanks for sharing. I think Jesus tends to show u...

2011-05-21T17:23:05.251-05:00

thanks for sharing. I think Jesus tends to show up at moments like that.

I was wronged, he knew he did wrong. When I called...

2011-05-20T09:35:30.954-05:00

I was wronged, he knew he did wrong. When I called to meet him he wanted to meet in a public place for his protection. It was hard to say the words "I forgive you", it was messy. Two men crying at lunch.

I needed it more than he did.

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My opportunity to say "I forgive you" ca...

thanks for sharing. I think Jesus tends to show u...

I was wronged, he knew he did wrong. When I called...

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