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Reflections on Love, Betrayal, and Grace

Forgiveness is easy to talk about… and painfully hard to live out.

Especially when the one who hurt you was supposed to love and protect you.

Parental betrayal cuts deep. It shakes the foundation you thought was unshakable. It’s not just an event — it’s a wound that tries to follow you for years.

What Forgiveness Really Means

Forgiving someone doesn’t mean pretending the hurt never happened.

It doesn’t mean trusting them the same way again.

It doesn’t even mean reconciliation is always possible.

Forgiveness means you are choosing to release the debt — refusing to let bitterness poison your future.

Why Forgiveness Is Love

Jesus didn’t tell us to forgive because it’s easy. He told us to forgive because it’s freedom.

In Ephesians 4:32, we read:

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Forgiveness isn’t about excusing the wrong.

It’s about letting God be the Judge and the Healer, so you don’t have to carry the burden anymore.

The Ongoing Process

Forgiveness is rarely one moment.

It’s a choice we make — and sometimes remake — every single day.

You may still feel the sting.

You may still set boundaries.

But when you forgive, you’re telling your soul: I will not be chained to this hurt forever.

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