Forgiveness

Among the stories shared over dinner last night, the story of Will baby was the most touching and hurting.

"I will never go back to St. Bernadette again. My baby died and the priest do not want to come down and perform the last rites." Will said. Mar was almost in tears as she remembers.

Will, eye shining brightly and his voice louder than normal, asked "How do we know he is send off to heaven now?"

Will then shared, in his month of grief, he sought and got an audience with the archbishop. Will requested that the archbishop the priests gave the last rites even if the person is died. Archbishop, full of empathy for Will lost baby, asked where Will wife was, and then said a prayer for Will and Mar baby journey, which somewhat healed Will cries for sympathy.

I believe it is true for everyone have a special something deep within their heart, that if is not given, make forgiveness very hard for the person.

And sometimes, the party that did the hurt, do not know how deep the cut is or do not even know that they performed a cut. And that is the sadness part because how does apologies start the process of forgiveness. And in the midst of reconciliation, it is even harder to remember the 5 languages of apology.

And the story also taught me priest are human too beside their closeness to God, they too need human care, touch and forgiveness.

Chris De Silva - Lord. Have Mercy