As I was attending last Wednesday evenings bible study, our Pastor said something quite profound. Forgive me if I do not recall verbatim, but it went something like this, "If you see someone as unlovable, then you should examine your heart." And then he proceeded with, "How about not only when it comes to our own heartache, but our child's as well? Or if the 'unspeakable' happens to them? What then? How will you view that person, let alone forgive?" Wow! I don't know about you, as that last one is a truly hard one at best!
A few years back I found myself in a situation when my elder daughter was being bullied at school. Not only did we find ourselves having to forgive the student, yet her mother as well. It was difficult to see them as lovable to say the least!
I now find myself in a similar situation where not only must we forgive, but continue to extend the hand of love and kindness. Hard to understand the latter until, ".....It all just seems to change when you see it as a life to save." ~ Manic Drive Yep! That is it. In a world where the words, "To Forgive", are hard to come by, we as Christians must lead by example. For in the end, "....We all bleed the same." Switchfoot
"...Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,....." ~ Ephesians 4:26
