It wouldn’t be lent if we didn’t practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is at the heart of who we are as Christians. Jesus died on the cross so we may be forgiven, but also so that we may also forgive others and re-create the relationships that have been lost or damaged.

So I pondered the people in my life who I need to forgive. I thought of people from Ottawa, people in the church and people I work with in the city. I thought of all the people I need to forgive and let go of the resentment I hold.

Then I thought about myself. During this lenten journey I have discovered I am not the person I used to be, but am in fact growing into something new (hopefully better). That being said, while I may no longer be that person or how I used to define myself, I still haven’t forgiven Marty for the things he has done. I beat him up often, but I have never forgiven him.

So, Marty, I forgive you.