Weak or Strong ??

When we forgive others for the times they have wronged us, is this a sign of weakness or strength? To some it is a sure sign of cowardice to let another get away after hurting us. In the case of the Sierre Leone's war amputees who committed horrific crimes to each other its hard to say who should forgive whom. BBC says "Some 50,000 people died in the war in which horrific atrocities were committed." What is the value we place on our own life as opposed to the life of another ?

Jesus clearly said in his prayer, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Christ wanted us to come to God with our weaknesses so that through the Holy Spirit we will be empowered to do the will of the Father. On our own volition it is hard to forgive. But when we come to God with our natural instincts, He gives us the spiritual strength to do His will in our lives.

Josef who ran away from the Nazis, one day realized he could only forgive them when he perceived he needed to be forgiven. "He found, as many others have found, that only by forgiving could he end the terrible cycle of hatred and free himself from the horrors of his past."


And leave us serene,just as we also allowed others serenity.
Extracted from Aramaic Lords Prayer

Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.