My husband and I do not have children yet, but he has expressed concern that I might overemphasize forgiveness to them and make them weaklings. What would you say to that?
Your husband is not seeing forgiveness deeply enough. Forgiveness is most certainly not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of courage and strength. After all, the forgiver is offering mercy through a heart of pain. I think the children need to know about forgiveness so that when others’ injustices hurt them, they know how to forgive as a way of reducing unhealthy anger toward the one who acted badly. The forgiveness may make a legitimate reconciliation possible for them.
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