Vital Step to a Radiant Faith-Forgiveness

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year to Shine, today’s Vital Step to a Radiant Faith is willingness to forgive others.

The way of following Jesus is the way of forgiveness. We learn this in Colossians 3:13-Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

One story of forgiveness that has had a huge impact on people’s lives is when a mother named Renee chose to forgive Eric, a drunk driver who took the life of her 20 year-old daughter. Renee was then given a platform to speak to groups about the dangers of drunk driving and the power of forgiveness.

Matthew West heard this story, and it caused him to take a look at his own life and ask himself if he could do what was humanly impossible-to choose forgiveness. He wrote a song about it. The lyrics to “Forgiveness” reveal that while forgiveness is not easy, it is possible with God’s help.

Being willing to forgive others is a Vital Step to a Radiant Faith that makes a difference in our world.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com