The Act of Forgiveness (Church)

Everyone has something that they hold against one or another group of people. The grudge can be for a day, a year, or even decades. Over milk, candy, a car crash, or a broken item, practically anything can cause bitter feelings between two or more people. Bigger things such as bullying, rape, and murder can cause the greatest grudges of all depending on the person.

Holding a grudge is an evil. An evil that likes to seep slowly into the soul and blacken it. A darkened soul refuses to think of anything else that might get itself into the light...even for a few seconds. The owner of this soul banishes loved ones, shouts at potential friends, and alienates itself except for that one moment to condemn those that got him or her into the darkened state the whole time.

This soul doesn't realize how dark it has become in the process of seeking revenge. Even when it finally reaches its objectives its left with nothing. The people that soul held a grudge against are enjoying their lives out in the sun and are oblivious to whatever feeling someone else from far away is giving to them.

Sometimes it is best to forgive.

That's what I learned about church today. Church is a place where the Lord can reach you under though times. Today was one of thsoe days. It takes a lot of effort to hate than it does to be happy. Saying sorry is actually a strength that a lot of people consider to be a weakness. I guess the people who believe that love to be in the world of grudges forever. No one is responsible for how someone reacts to being forgvin. It is the person who wants to forgive that is more important in my book. That takes a lot of courage to pull off these days.

Living in a world of malice is just not a healthy thing to do. If I spend time living in the world of malice then I would be casting out friends and loved ones. These days that is something that a lot of people can not live without.

Church is also a place where sins can be forgiven and happiness can be obtained. I don't know why but I feel lifted somehow. It makes me wonder why I put off going to church for a month before I decided to go back again. Hmm...

Just a thought. God loves you.