You Are Redeemed And You

Hold Everything In Your Hands Lightly, Otherwise It Hurts When God Pries Your Fingers Open.

If We Forgive Other People, Our Hearts Are Made Fit To Receive Forgiveness.

Although The Threads Of My Life Have Often Seemed Knotted, I Know, By Faith, That On The Other Side Of The Embroidery There Is A Crown.

Do You Know What Hurts So Very Much? It's Love. Love Is The Strongest Force In The World, And When It Is Blocked That Means Pain. There Are Two Things We Can Do When This Happens. We Can Kill That Love So That It Stops Hurting. But Then Of Course Part Of Us Dies, Too. Or We Can Ask God To Open Up Another Route For That Love To Travel.

Forgiveness To Letting Go Of A Bell Rope. If You Have Ever Seen A Country Church With A Bell In The Steeple, You Will Remember That To Get The Bell Ringing You Have To Tug Awhile. Once It Has Begun To Ring, You Merely Maintain The Momentum. As Long As You Keep Pulling, The Bell Keeps Ringing. Forgiveness Is Letting Go Of The Rope. It Is Just That Simple. But When You Do So, The Bell Keeps Ringing. Momentum Is Still At Work. However, If You Keep Your Hands Off The Rope, The Bell Will Begin To Slow And Eventually Stop.