Opinion

Mother Teresa once said, “If we want to love, we must learn how to forgive.” I grew up hearing, “Just forgive and forget!” Whoever said it made it sound so easy. Forgiveness is near impossible to do in our own strength, and forgetting is even harder. The act of forgiveness is at the core of God’s being. So often the wounds of some offenses are deep and seemingly impossible to let go of … to forget. Yet we must practice forgiveness because forgiving others is about loving others.

The creek had low water levels, with a slow trickle in the stream. As I pulled to the side of the road, the steps of two homeless people who stood by the creek caught my attention.

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