Free…at last!
Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free. (Shannon Wiersbitzby) Free at last! Oh what a beautiful day, you feel like singing. What a liberating feeling. You feel lighter, the weight of heaviness you've been carrying for a long time, is no longer there. You feel like you can float like the balloon. You've forgotten you had shoulders, they had felt like sacks of flour that you've been lugging around for so long. Your need to take revenge or retaliate is just as burdensome a load. Of course it is easier to talk about forgiveness when you're not the one doing the forgiving. Nevertheless, forgiving someone is also setting yourself free from the pain and hurt you've been carrying. The heaviness feels like huge boulders placed on each shoulder that has grown over time from…