A Gift

While receiving gifts does not rank first for many people when it comes to Love Languages, gift-giving is rarely poorly received. Some gifts are small. Some gifts are big. Some gifts are kept. Others are returned.
 
The Bible, a gift itself, speaks of a gift that is one of the most beautiful of all gifts. The gift is sometimes given at the least expected time. The gift, too, is often given to people who do not “deserve” it. Other times, the gift is withheld. And such withholding harms the one refusing to give it more than the would-be recipient.

To which gift do I refer?
FORGIVENESS
 
You most likely know that Jesus forgives. You might also know that the Bible tells us that we can forgive because Jesus first forgives us.
 
You, I hope, have received forgiveness from someone who loves you enough to have given it. You, I trust, have loved someone enough to forgive them.
 
Is there forgiveness not yet given? Whom do you need to forgive? From whom do you need to ask forgiveness? I encourage you to consider the gift of forgiveness. Will you give it?
 
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