Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13
In this insightful interview with professor and In this insightful interview with professor and bestselling author Brené Brown on how she returned to faith author Brené Brown on how she returned to faith, she made a poignant statement on forgiveness. “In order for forgiveness to happen, something has to die.” That may seem like a dark way of looking at it, especially because we think of forgiveness as being this nice, fluffy cloud, but it’s really true. For example, if you need to forgive someone for stealing money from you, your forgiveness is letting that money go. If you need to forgive someone for betraying you, your forgiveness is letting that relationship change or disappear from your life. Usually, the bigger the offense, the harder it is to forgive someone and it might be a process of weeks, months, or longer rather than a solitary instant moment. Forgiveness is rarely easy; forgiveness is messy, painful, and even nonlinear. So show yourself some grace and you strive to show others some grace.
