Comments on: Words that Inspire Us: Gifts of the Heart https://womenseekingchrist.org/2008/12/21/words-that-inspire-us-gifts-of-the-heart/ Who We Are, What We Believe, How We Live -- Glimpses into Latter-day Saint Life Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:28:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: SilverRain https://womenseekingchrist.org/2008/12/21/words-that-inspire-us-gifts-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:28:14 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=556#comment-430 The most poignant part of this for me is where he acknowledges that it may take time to forgive, but pleads with us to not consciously put it off. I think that when the depth of the wound is vast, anger can sometimes be a necessary phase of the forgiveness process, so long as it doesn’t turn to hatred. In the end, one must acknowledge the hand of the Lord in all things, and turn the wounds over to Him for healing.

We are His sheep, and He will care for us. We must, as He did, overcome the worldly desires of justice and retribution. In His own words: “Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me; And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost.” (D&C 50:41-42)

“Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin. I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men. And ye ought to say in your hearts—let God judge between me and thee, and reward thee according to thy deeds.” (D&C 64:9-11)

It is a hard principle—to forgive when one hurts so much—but it is necessary to cultivate humility until it is possible to forgive in order to be comforted by the Spirit.

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