FORGIVE?!

I know, I know...I will follow up with more jail talk. I have been in the land of the nearly dead(or so I felt). The last few days I worked, and slept.  Feeling much better today.

I will talk about jail more. 

BUT,

Today I have something much more to talk about. Forgiveness.

Forgiveness has been long on my mind. Especially, after the whole molestation talk. I knew I had to forgive several people in my life. Some I have told in person, some don't care to listen. It doesn't matter, they are forgiven none the less.

I was shown tonight by a friend the true meaning of forgiveness. Someone I held close to my heart for a long time, someone I had mentored, someone who was so special to me. I was hurt badly by this person...it doesn't matter the reason why, no details need to be told. What I will  say is that my friend approached me. It was brave, it had been years.

We met tonight. In some ways it seemed like no time had passed, in other ways it seemed like too much time had passed.  I missed her, I was angry. I had a right to be mad...at this point it didn't matter any more.

It was so awesome that she approached me...like I was hoping, waiting for it. It took many years. Patience is a virtue, right?

We made small talk for a while...kind of like we picked up where we left off. And then, she told her story. I knew the story. We were both in tears...She had a bit of a hard time getting it out...I told her to"STOP"! Enough, I forgive you. "I forgive you."

I have had to face forgiveness in my family of late. I have forgiven. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason on the way the whole thing works.

Sometimes, ya need to say it in person, sometimes a phone call, sometimes those who are forgiven never know.

Many times we may have been forgiven and not even know it.

So forgive me for expressing my views...but you are reading my blog after all.

Sometimes we are forgiven, before we are born, in my world that means forgiven my Christ.

If HE can forgive than so can I.