This past week after hearing me complain a bit about my week one of my best friends suggested a book for my reading enjoyment, THE PEACEGIVER. As I started to dive into this book I thought it was thought provoking but a little strange, but my friends favorite quote from it, and the way she lives her life, has now given me a new way to think. I was always impressed with her ability to seem to forgive those who had done wrong to her. I am not normally one that will hold a grudge, but she really exemplifies the attribute of forgiveness.
"Being mistreated is the most important condition of mortality, for eternity itself depends on how we view those who mistreat us."
What a profound, and yet so simple and truthful statement of life. Our Savior suffered and died for us so that we might be forgiven, and refusing to forgive those who have wronged us is almost like denying the ability and power of that atonement.
We all get hurt in life, and at some point or another are mistreated, and often it is by those that we have trusted. Although this can be a painful thing to realize that you were wronged, eternity is more worth it then these brief moments of pain that we have to endure in this life.
This seems like the perfect season to realize the importance of forgiveness. This is the season where we celebrate the birth and life of our Savior. Out of all of the Christ like attributes to exemplify, this is one I plan on continuing to work on...after all eternity depends on how we view those who mistreat us.
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ReplyDeletethis is so frustrating! haha i deleted my comment to repost it and now it says i deleted it.. so wierd! anyway, i really like this. i like the whole "eternity depends on how we view those who mistreat us"... i havent ever thought about that. We are supposed to have the true love of Christ, are we not? i think that seeing it this way has changed my view of forgiveness and in a way it has altered it. Thank you for sharing this. :)
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