Letting Go of the Weight That Hurts You

Maybe someone hurt you in a way that still stings to remember. And it's fair to say: the pain they caused you was real, and God sees it. Talking about forgiveness here isn't saying that what they did to you didn't matter — it did. Forgiving also isn't pretending it never happened, or letting that person hurt you again. Forgiveness is, above all, a gift you give yourself: it's letting go of the chain that binds you to what wounded you. Bitterness is a poison we drink thinking it will hurt the other person, but it's our own heart that gets sick. You don't have to carry this anger forever — it's too heavy for a heart that's already tired. Today, without rushing, begin handing over to God what was done to you. Not to forget, but to be set free.