Forgiveness Poems
As I've had time to let my last blog, Forgiveness and Consequences, settle in and have turned the words over and over inside my heart and my mind, I've decided to add a couple of poems to shed more insight into this subject. The first is a poem I wrote shortly after I started praying a prayer of forgiveness towards my grandfather. The second two poems show the battle that often raged within me as Satan tried to persuade me to withhold my forgiveness in the months that followed that initial prayer. Forgiving The decision has been made, the prayer has been said, My mind was made up and on my knees, I bowed my head. As I talked to the Lord, with tears on my cheeks, I gave to Him what He had been asking for weeks. The burden too heavy, the pain just too great, I asked Him to take my hurt, my sadness and hate. The choice to forgive isn’t easy but I know it’s a must, God tells me it’s right and in His love I trust. He will deliver me from the hurt and the pa...