I'm heading off to church shortly so I won't say to much here at the moment. Remember, Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself. When you are able to do that, it takes a huge weight or burden off of your shoulders. The more resentment and anger you carry with you, the heavier it becomes.
On Tuesday's sermon at church, the priest relayed a true story. There was a man who goes jogging every morning with his dog. One morning, the dog ran ahead of him to a moving truck, went inside, and put his "John Hancock" on the sofa. That brought a chuckle from all of us. The owner of the dog, apologized to the man and was willing to pay restitution for what his dog did. The man replied, "that is not necessary because my Wife filed for Divorce and the furniture belongs to her."
The priest added that this Divorce man carried all the resentment and anger towards his Ex-Wife. How sad that he can not forgive because if you do not forgive, neither will the Father in Heaven forgive you and if that happens, what will become of your Soul? Of course its not easy for anyone but please pray on this. Forgiveness will come if you open your heart to Jesus. Jesus can accomplish anything if we are open to HIM and can heal each one of us. Personally, I feel so much better, both physically and mentally that I have forgiven my wife and her family. Its a huge weight off of my shoulders. I am still praying that I will once again feel love for my wife and even her family but its not there yet. I know if I continue to pray though, it will come back in time. Jesus is all about Love so I need to imitate Him as best I can. Still work in progress but I will not give up.
