Forgiveness

I find it hard to forgive
But we are taught we must
To be a good Christian
We must first forgive others
Before God can forgive us
But I find it hard to forgive
I cannot let go the bitterness
Or it’s associated baggage
The betrayal of those I thought friends
The deceit of family
The put downs and the knocks
The adversities and animosities
I cannot make that commitment to forgive
All I can do is promise to try
Try to climb that ladder of forgiveness
One painful rung at a time
And if I do succeed
In becoming a better person
A more forgiving person
If I manage to slowly climb the ladder
And earn Gods forgiveness
I will only do so with His grace
And not by some great effort on my part
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 20, 2010 at 6:30 AM
Thank you for sharing your wonderful poetry with us today Paul. I enjoyed reading your writing this morning. I am hoping you have a wonderful weekend and find loads of inspiration along the way. Love, Carol
Curtis Avatar
August 20, 2010 at 1:17 AM
Thanks Doris
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August 19, 2010 at 6:21 PM
enjoyed reading today...forgiveness is such a hard thing at times...when we love though it is easy.
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