Biblical Principles of forgiveness

in three parts

A Selection from UTENZI WA ADILI
by Swahili poet Shaaban Robert:

“For the benefit of his son, original form is made up of 100 verses.

Ni tone samahani,
La asali moyoni,
Hutia furahani,
Mpewas na atoaye.

Forgivness is a drop
Of honey in the heart,
Happiness it brings
To the bestower and the bestowed alike.”

Sometimes, I forget my original purpose, the thrust of my complete devotion to the Christian walk: liberation.

More than a future foot tattoo, but a full and complete way of being:

to be liberated.

Overcoming the generational bondage of my family,
my ancestors,
and my People,

I am compelled to walk with my Jesus.

I walk,
knowing that this life I have been given is not my own,
but a testament to the liberating power of the Almighty.

Everyday my prayer is that my life be an example,
“a living epistle”
of overcoming all earthly, carnal, material shackles
to live free.
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