Study Article 8.

This article will be studied during the week of April 28th through May 4th.

Jehovah's Forgiveness. How can you imitate it?

Theme text. Just as Jehovah freely forgave you, you must also do the same.

Colossians 3.13. Song 130. Be forgiving. Focus.

This article will discuss practical steps we can take to forgive someone who has offended us.

Paragraphs 1 and 2. Question A.

When may we find it especially difficult to forgive someone?

Question B. How did Denise show forgiveness?

Do you find it difficult to forgive others?

Many of us do, especially when someone says or does something that

hurts us deeply. However, we can overcome our hurt feelings and be forgiving. For example,

consider the experience of a sister named Denise, who showed extraordinary forgiveness.

In 2017, Denise and her family had just visited the newly opened world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses.

While they were on their way home, another driver lost control of his car and hit their vehicle.

Denise lost consciousness in the accident.

When she woke up, she learned that her children were badly injured

and that her husband, Brian, had been killed.

Reflecting on that moment, Denise says,

I felt broken and confused.

Later, she learned that the driver had not been impaired or distracted, and she prayed to

Jehovah for peace.

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