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ailbhe ([personal profile] ailbhe) wrote2009-10-26 09:42 pm

Thing I didn't say on Sunday but perhaps ought to have

Forgiveness needs healing first, but healing often needs forgiveness too. It's hard to forgive while the wounds are still fresh, and hard to heal while the resentment or hatred still festers.

Sometimes forgiveness is impossible, but perhaps the absence of hate is enough.