April 4, 2015

FORGIVENESS

Hit, hurt, by rocks,

by saliva spit words,

thrown at me,

by those who don’t know  -

they too are hurting.

Do I forgive them?
Can I forgive them?

Do I reach out

with open arms

and nailed down hands?

Do I turn the other cheek?

Do I take another chance

on forgiving this person?

Do I give a sign of peace,

knowing they can hurt me again?

Confession….

This is my confession….

This is my putting the hurt into words….

This is being Christ

on the cross … in pain …

saying, “Father forgive them

because they don’t know

what they are doing.

But I know or do I?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2015