Forgiveness is definitely not easy. Many people would rather
end relationships than forgive someone who they got into an argument with.
People today, including myself, get upset with someone and the first thing they
think of is not how can I forgive them? If someone hurt you, then most likely,
you want the person to suffer in some way. Why should they be forgiven for what
they did? This is a question that many people ask themselves. We can learn from
stories like Pope John Paul and Immaculee that forgiving others is the right
thing to do, not only for them, but also for ourselves.
Pope John Paul was shot 6 times by Mehmet Ali Agca.
Immaculee lost her family, friends, and neighbors. Both the Pope and Immaculee
did not try to inflict harm on these people; they forgave them. It must have
taken a huge amount of strength to do this. Sometimes it is hard for me to
forgive a friend when we get into a disagreement, but Pope John Paul and
Immaculee were able to look into these peoples eyes, the man who tried to kill
him and the people who killed her family, and forgive them. I think both these
stories are so famous because people today do not forgive as much as they
should. Jesus forgave the men who nailed him to the cross. We can forgive those
who hurt us, and when we do forgive, we will come closer to God.
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