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We struggled while writing this column. How could
we put into words God’s love and resurrecting power? The first draft evolved into a discussion
about new beginnings, but it did not embody the true measure of redemption. The second draft highlighted hope and the promise of eternal life. After all, celebrating Jesus’ resurrection is
about life ever after. But that, too, echoed shallow in
our own words.
Then, we had occasion to experience true redemption – the all-consuming message of Easter: forgiveness. Jesus’ sacrifice, his resurrection, and his ascension into glory brought to each of us forgiveness, not just for us, but that it may also flow
through us. But being like Jesus, forgiving those who have hurt us, is not easy.
It begins with the conscious decision to set someone free from condemnation – to cover another’s sins with love.
Today we are forgiven. Let us also forgive those who have trespassed against us. For it is then that we can celebrate a new beginning, cleansed, healed, delivered, and set free. Forgiving. Forgiven. |