Forgiveness

Let’s face it: human beings are messy and hurtful. We don’t mean to be that way, but most of us have caused and received many relational injuries.

Our life has been shaped in part by people, groups and ideologies which we will never see or understand.

Forgiveness is not holding our nose, squeezing our eyes shut, uttering a prayer and then jumping into a new reality because we believe that is what the Bible commands.

It could be said that forgiveness is the remission of debt. But, what happens when the one to whom it is owed chooses to forgive it?

The five elements of the blessing are not just limited to the parent/child relationship. Let’s look at how the blessing can and should be given to a spouse.