“To be Christian means to forgive the inexcusable.”
-CSLewis
Two teens shove a shopping cart over a wall from an upper level, 50′ above an unsuspecting 47 year old woman. The cart lands on top of her, puts her in a coma, and blinds her in one eye.
And she forgives them!
I was both inspired and blown away by this article. Inspired by her ability to forgive and blown away by the realization that I sometimes struggle to forgive people for far more trivial transgressions.
You can read the whole story at Victim Forgives Teens Who Blinded Her – GOOD REPORT.
“I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.”
-Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:44-45