A poem on forgiveness...

Forgiveness
The power of forgiveness frees our minds
It delivers our hearts from the burdens that bind
It takes our lives to whole new level of hope
It delivers our souls of those words that could only choke

It choked our being for years of our life
We struggled with ourselves, left to live in much strife
My God He saved me, and took me into His arms
He taught me a love story and showed me how to disarm

He showed me the power of forgiveness in my life
He taught me a new love, one that took away that strife
Forgiveness isn't easy, as it always seems so unfair
It seems that we are allowing, that untruth to remain there
The one that almost destroyed us and practically took away our life
But without that forgiveness, we will remain with our strife

So choose today to forgive in your heart
Turn to Jesus and realize He is the only One who won't depart
So many others will walk in and out of your life
Many will hurt you and others will cause you only strife
But don't ever forget the love that Christ brings
He will turn it around and will recover your things
Through thick and thin He will always be there
So start today and begin with a prayer!


Rachel Everhart