Holding ON

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, one of hardest things to do is to forgive. People have been known to hold grudges against one another for nearly a lifetime. I was one of those people. For a long time, I would not speak to my Dad. It ate at the very core of me because he reached out to me on several occasions. Finally, I gave in to The Holy Spirit and forgave him. Immediately a cloud was lifted from me. My Dad and I had healed our relationship, and we both benefited from it. When he died, I still hold many good memories of our times together. If you keep a grudge against anyone, do what Jesus commanded us to do, "A new command I give you: Love one another," (John 13:34).