Any hurt

no matter how small

it might seem,

needs forgiveness.

If we refuse to forgive,

that relationship

will break down.

When someone hurts us,

the instinct is to strike back....

but when we do,

we not only destroy

any possibility of reconciliation,

but also we allow

anger and hate

to control us.

 We become a captive

to the past,

poisoned by

bitterness all those years
 

bitterness or anger

becoming part of our identity
 

making it difficult......