If you have read the novel, Les Miserables, or seen the play, you may remember Jean Valjean spent 19 years in prison for stealing bread. And then almost earned a free pass back to jail for stealing silverware from a Bishop.
The only thing that saved him this time was that the Bishop felt the soul of Jean Valjean was worth more than the silver, so he forgave and refused to press charges. That act of mercy created a transformation – the thief was now forced to become the man the Bishop saw in him. Forced, by the power of forgiveness, to reconcile with God and humanity.
And yes, this is such a powerful gift you can give…to someone who feels they do not deserve your forgiveness or believes they do…either way...nothing will make the angels in heaven sing with more gusto than you a human being taking away the terrible weight of guilt from another human being.
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