My topic this evening is forgiveness.

And I had a letter from a lady who said I had been holding a grudge against my husband

for hurtful words that he had said to me.

I was expecting an apology from him when I shared my feelings,

but instead he only treated me worse.

I knew that my bitterness was not only hurting myself

and my relationship with my Lord,

but I was still having difficulty moving towards love versus anger. I knew that the right thing to do was to show him, my husband,

love and forgiveness, in spite of a gruff, nasty, half-hearted apology. But my stubborn pride,

that awful word, was standing in the way of my giving in to another,

the second most important other in my life.

Anyway, I want to first thank God for his ever wondrous grace, mercy, and love,

and the awesome example that he sets for me by always being there,

even when I turn my back on him.

Testimony from one of my radio listeners.

The topic of forgiveness. Who of us could possibly say that we have never had occasion to forgive

anyone? Surely we have all been sinned against in some way. What exactly did we do then

when that happened? Romano Gwardini said,

forgiveness is the renouncing the right to administer justice to one's self.

It is the relinquishment of the will to see punishment

meet it out to all.

Forgiveness is the laying down of the self. Only forgiveness frees us from the injustice

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