“I want everyone to remember that we cannot change what happened….. But we can change how we relate to it.”

          Instead of tearing down monuments, kneeling at the pledge, rioting and looking to politicians to fix everything…. forgive.

          No one in this century can call themselves a victim above God’s Chosen People who were murdered and tortured en masse.

          I remember a month or so ago it was “right” to say you can punch a random person who identifies as a Nazi.

          Here is a woman who at the age of ten was tortured by the Angel of Death, Josef Mengele, and forgave him.

          This is a long video by internet standards (14 + minutes) but you need to watch it.

          As Jesus forgave those that nailed Him to the Cross, we need today to learn the power of forgiveness. Nothing that is capturing the headlines will heal this nation. Only The Lord Jesus Christ and the forgiveness He offers and demands we emulate will. And the Church should lead the way by asking for and calling for forgiveness. Jesus showed us that nothing is un-forgivable. Until they nail you personally to a cross, you cannot complain… and even then, if we are going to be like Jesus, we have to forgive.  Folks say ‘I can forgive but I cannot forget…’ not true. You know you have truly forgiven when you remember the pain but it no longer hurts, effectively forgetting the hurt inflicted on you.

          I have always preached from the pulpit that holding a grudge, refusing to forgive only hurts you as the victim more.

          “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” – Matthew 5:44