Forgiving the Unforgivable
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- “The last thing I ever said to my father was, ‘I love you Daddy. Be careful and be safe.’ The last words he ever told me were, ‘I love you with all of my heart,’ recalls Rachel Clark, whose father was senselessly killed by four young people years ago.
“The events of that night devastated me,” she says. “I wanted them to pay.”
At first, Rachel thought she was coping well. She had turned to prayer and studying the scriptures. She was helping her children and family manage their grief. As time went on, though, she realized she was running from her own.
“It got to the point where I couldn’t even think about my father. The sweetest memories were reduced to the images that were in my mind of his murder,” Rachel describes.
For the next 18 years, she couldn’t sleep longer than a few hours each night. Darkness loomed every day. The thought came to Rachel that she needed to visit her father’s murderers in prison. It was the last thing she wanted to do and the one thing she hadn’t tried, and she was willing to do anything to rid herself of the hate in her heart.
As she visited the prison, Rachel began to see the individuals as Heavenly Father must see them; with loving eyes. She was able to forgive them.
“I walked in those prison doors a shattered victim. I walked out healed, free,” she says. “[Jesus Christ’s] grace is that part that carried me through my darkest days and my loneliest nights, that supported me and ultimately that showed me His infinite love for myself and for those four young people. His grace is that part that made it so that my heart could love them.”
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My wife was taken from me last may and I still miss her so much and want her to know that I’m going to do the best I can to raise our daughter to be just like her.....
Donald Satterly I’m deeply sorry for your loss. May God bless you through this journey. Come to home for guidance.
Look to Christ and live. God bless you
I'm realizing that we interact with people in our lives every day and we don't know what keeps them up at night. God's eyes are perfect. To see through His eyes is a gift. I cherish Rachel's example of bravery to face her adversaries...and her Grace in His to forgive.
I'm trying to change this world with Jesus at my side. Realizing that fact is incredibly valuable. Keep it and never forget it.
My mother was murdered by two young people, thats's very painful. I forgave them in my heart but I don't think I would want to go and talk to them in prison. I heard enough of them in court. I don't hate them, just feel very sorry for my mum, for her horrible last minutes of life. And just miss her.
You are a great example.
Hello Raisa , I can imagine how difficult it must have been for you to even type this here . I also understand the feelings you may be feeling thinking about your mother . I Pray to God Almighty to Take care of you and may you meet your mother and be Very Happy with her in the Afterlife .
Raisa Gaertner
So sorry for your loss I'm sure she's basking in jesus love right now may she rest in peace and the love of Christ
Hi Raisa. How terribly awful. I feel your grief and sadness. Sending you lots of love from New Zealand. xx
Lord...have mercy on us....
"Forgive them, for they know not what they do."
This lady was my YW Pres when I was a Beehive. I haven’t seen her since I was that age and I doubt she would remember me. I’m not surprised she handled this with grace and hard work. I’m sorry for her loss. What an incredible example. 💛
Could she have a social media? She is amazing example.
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Aniebiet Isaac you are welcome to worship with us! Your faith will add to ours :)
I invite you to come - I came to this church when I was 21 and am truly blessed for it Aniebiet Isaac.
here are some churches in and around Lagos Nigeria. You are most welcome to join. We would love to have you. Greetings from Albuquerque, New Mexico www.comeuntochrist.org/worship-with-us/nearby-churches?location=Lagos%20Nigeria
Aniebiet Isaac Dear brother :
We live in tough times, but WE BOTH can feel the Love of OUR SAVIOR “Jesus Christ “ and “HIS”Marvelous PEACE! If I can help you in anyway look at the Website of The Church of Jesus Christ of a Latter Day Saints.org.
Only Jesus living in us the hope of glory can make us love our enemies and forgive them...
Amen and I need some more of Jesus because it’s hard to forgive evil people.
Thank you for helping me to understand a little better the grace of our Savior.
The deepest concept to learn about forgiveness is understanding the Atonement of Christ how it restored us through our pain, it also help us understand the eternal nature of God which is LOVE! CHRIST is our Savior in all aspect of our lives ❤ I love this video because I walked the same place which this sister is talking about
I can relate as well... my uncle and 2 cousins were murdered in Mexico... they were both shot multiple times and died very painful. after returning home from my mission my mom told me of what happened to them, I was very very very heartbroken. they were really good and successful people in Mexico. the thief's were never arrested and no justice took place even until this day I wonder who they are and why did they kill my other side of my family? 1 of my cousin wanted to be a dancer and the other wanted his own business in other words both of them had goals in life and now they will never reach their goal. I forgive them but I still have a little grudge on them for killing my innocent uncle and 2 cousins. I do believe in forgiving others but it is one of the hardest commandments to follow.
Honestly I can relate, my friend who visited Mexico unfortunately heard that one of his friends family members was murdered outside his station (he was a police officer) he was a straightforward father and a great dad from the stories that were told around his community. His son hell bent on revenge ended up getting revenge and murdered the two teens along side with their father. and a month later he was found dead in a ditch.
Revenge never works, spilling more blood does nothing but create a river of regret and pain. The best someone can do is pray for understanding and coping for a loss. I hope you can make it through your loss and come to an understanding of some sort that will ease the pain that you are going through.
Her strength gives me strength.
Me too.
Some say that forgiveness has to be earned, and in some cases that is impossible. With God, it is always impossible. We forgive, not because they earned it, but because it frees our hearts.
Man I don't think I would be strong enough to do that
Raðni Neilsson you need not rely on your own strength
But God's.
Blessings
Nor is most people sweet. The Devil uses people too do this. This is very sad but we must learn too forgive . We will never forget thoe .
nice one. Forgiveness came for me after ten years of heartache and suffering. SOmetimes i wish it had come a bit earlier, then i think, well, maybe i had to go through some suffering to bring me to where i am today - it taught me something about life.
The grief process can’t be pushed. We all experience it differently and in our own time frame. Likewise with forgiveness. It’s deeply personal.
Hey I’m recovering from betrayal by my spouse of 21 years and I realized this recently as I watched our young kids who are grieving at different rates and who are all doing the best they can. So true! It’s a process that looks different for each individual. Forgiveness and kindness are blessings to us as we extend them to others who have hurt us.
Very beautiful message and such vocabulary that portrays the love for humanity. I am so grateful for this channel and I love to watch the videos due to the messages that inspire me through my days!
Thank you so much for the great messages and videos! Keep up the great work, God bless :)
You're welcome. Thanks for tuning in!
This is so sad but it has helped me know that i can forgive people thank you so much. This has helped me so much.
Cassie Brooke same here
Thank you for sharing your story. You have immense faith in your Savior and His Atonement. I find the charity that are able to have for those boys beautiful. Thank you :)
I lost my dad a year ago today. It wasn’t under the same circumstances (he died of cancer), but I can still relate to some of these sentiments on grief. Thank you for having the courage to share!
Beth Given thanks for sharing this you are a daughter of God who loves you and cares for you.
hang in there, and be happy, as he would want you to be. "All are appointed to die".
This is such a great example of forgiveness! Thank you!
This was very powerful. I am grateful for this video. Its teachings were ripe!
May god for give those who took this poor mans life
I understand the feeling Of not wanting to forgive and runing from grieve. I was mentally tortured for 8 years. I was bullied because I existed. I am working on forgiving them for ruining my life. I have scars that will be There forever. I try so hard
Keep being your best! Try not to say they "ruined" your life. You still have a life to live. You can make of it whatever you want :)
God Bless you Ingvild. I am sorry to hear you were bullied, it is never fun to be the target of simple minded individuals who feel they need to try and steal or ruin your happiness to puff themselves up a tiny bit. Resilience is borne out of adversity, use the experience to grow your faith to search for your inner hero. Give your pain and suffering over to the Lord, he will replace this with peace and purpose. You were made to be more than a conqueror! Jesus won't let you down, give it over to him.
those scars don't have to be there forever. you can return to complete spiritual health. if you reach out to Christ as desperate as a drowning person reaches out for air to breathe, you will find power and healing through the atonement of jesus christ
She is so strong and brave.....thank you teaching me about the height of forgiveness.
God Bless You. Your dad is watching you from heaven. I don't know if I could forgive them.
I think it is very hard to forgive someone when they do something wrong in life!! But we should love everyone around us, because that is what the Lord would do!!
Truly powerful and courageous. Thank you for sharing your wisdom to inspire others to forgive
My heart goes out to this woman, but it also goes out to the men who committed that terrible act. Imagine what it meant to those men in prison to know she had forgiven them. I hope they all have been able to see this video. I would love to see another video where they spoke to their side of the story, and how it felt to receive forgiveness from her. that would be amazing as well.
Forgiveness is so powerful. What a great video.
God bless you for trying to grasp the grace of Jesus Christ, and holding his hand to receive his great blessings, as well as to love those who shattered your life.
My Cousin was murdered also, and Jesus Christ helped me to forgive this person, through his grace.
Listening To others makes me not Feel Alone. My son was heavy into drugs. We begged him To quit but he wouldn't listen. We know he was murdered and we can't find his body. It's been almost 3yrs now and no one Will even listen. All I've got from the local and state police. I can't sleep or eat. Everyday is the same, I try solving his murder, who did it, and why. I really don't even want To live. We've heard 2 stories of what happened. We heard They beat him with concrete blocks, shot in the back of his head and fed his body To pigs. The other they tore off his clothes, shot him in the head and put Weights on him and threw him in a river. I pray every night and day To get justice for him and peace in my families life.
My grama died the day after this and this is really sad it made me..cry I pray for her in my dreams you should pray for a loved one two 😰😖
Forgiveness is very powerful
Psalms 66:17
I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened..
Psalms 68:5
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Revelation 7:14
They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst.. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
God bless you 🙏🙌
I am so sorry
I’m so sad😭😭I hope he didn’t die😭😭😓😥😰😓😥 I’m so sad but that you so much for teaching us😇👋😭
Wow it takes a very forgiving person to be able to look into their dads killers eyes and see them like your very own children.
Bless you!!
I know forgiveness is hard thing I had so many time of struggling to forgive still do but this has helped me
i love You God and Jesus! Amen
thank you for sharing your story, dear Sister . . .
We can never forget them, and we will see them again in the kingdom of God
Amazing
This is a good story about strength
Amen
Thank you dear sister for help I f me to understand Grace ,A work in.progress to forgive my ex husband
So beautiful
so sad i will make the most of my life with my parents so i can be not only sad but happy that there in a better place
🙏♥️
Beautiful
I would never be able to forgive someone for murdering one of my loved ones and I honestly don’t know how people do. I would honestly have hate for someone who forgave the person that murdered me.
Daisy, forgiveness isn't done for the person who offended you, however they did so- whether it was falling short on an expectation or murdering your mother. It doesn't- it can't, actually -absolve them of the necessity of restitution. Forgiveness is done for YOU. Think of it like applying medicine to a scrape or rash. The offense is the wound. You choosing to forgive them is you choosing to clean and dress the wound, whereas not doing so is choosing to leave the wound open to fester.
If you can indeed honestly think that if somebody murdered you, and one of your loved ones forgave them for doing so, that you would hate that loved one, then perhaps you'd want to study the concept of forgiveness more thoroughly, as my explanation(following) is actually pretty skimpy.
In short, your loved one is not letting your murderer "get away with it" by forgiving the murderer of their personal offense to said-loved one. Your loved one is instead opening the door to their own healing by unlocking themselves from an obsession with your murder. Which they would never be able to move past without forgiving your murderer. They can still grieve you, they can still miss you, but they won't be stuck at the time you died. Instead, they can move on.
Does that help you see how people can find the capability to forgive such heinous offenses?
Repent and turn away from your sins and Trust in Jesus Christ as your personal lord and savior
❤
Whoa.
:) LOVE is Great
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