Forgiveness

This is a song that has been speaking volumes to me, lately.  My heart hurts and I do feel like I'm losing a lot of the time -- but I must, MUST forgive.  Read the lyrics below and listen to the song.

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"I can't believe what she said
I can't believe what he did

Oh, don't they know it's wrong

Don't they know it's wrong

Well maybe there's something I missed

But how could they treat me like this?

It's wearing out my heart

The way they disregard.

This is love or this is hate.

We all have a choice to make.

Oh, Father, won't You forgive them

They don't know what they've been doin'.

Oh, Father, give me grace to forgive them

'Cause I feel like the one losing.

Well it's only the dead that can live

But still I wrestle with this

To lose the pain that's mine

Seventy times seven times

'Cause Lord it doesn't feel right

For me to turn a blind eye

Though I guess it's not that much

When I think of what You've done.

This is love or this is hate.

We gotta a choice to make.

Oh, Father, won't You forgive them

They don't know what they've been doin'.

Oh, Father, give me grace to forgive them

'Cause I feel like the one losing.

Why do we think that hate's gonna change their heart?
We're up in arms over wars that don't need to be fought

Pride won't let us lay our weapons on the ground

We build our bridges up but just to burn them down.

We think pain is owed apologies and then it'll stop

Truth be told it doesn't matter if they're sorry or not

Freedom comes when we surrender to the sound 

Of mercy and Your grace, Father, send your angels down.

Oh, Father, won't You forgive them

They don't know what they've been doin'.

Oh, Father, give me grace to forgive them

'Cause I feel like the one losing."