Those who were able to forgive their enemies were able to return
to the outside world and rebuild their lives, no matter what the physical scars.
Those who nursed their bitterness remained invalids. It was as simple and as
horrible as that.
~~Corrie ten Boom
This
morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest
Christian Women Writers of All Time.
Bitterness
and unforgiveness don’t hurt the unforgiven ones; they hurt the one who refused
to forgive. Persecuted by the Nazis who also killed many of her loved ones,
Corrie ten Boom later learned that God could grant forgiveness for the worst of
her tormenters. In the years after the war, she cared for others who, like her,
had been imprisoned in the concentration camps, and she discovered that the
ones who could forgive were free; those who didn’t were still captives.
Whatever
loss you have experienced—betrayal, suffering—you need God’s
power to move on. To start over, to forgive what may need forgiven, takes God’s
strength. Forgiveness does not mean you don’t hurt or don’t care; it simply
means you want to move forward and rebuild. To refuse to forgive leaves you
stuck in your bitterness.
God
has better plans for you.
Prayer
for Meditation
Father, for your sake, grant me the strength
to forgive those who have wronged me.
Scripture
for Meditation
Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we
have forgiven those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation, but
rescue us from the evil one. Matthew 11-13
Music
for Meditation
I Surrender All
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