Bridging the rift

Sometimes we say things that we mean but they hurt. They create barriers between those we love. When time passes by, these barriers grow to become rifts between us. It’s easy to hurt but harder to forgive. Yet the first step to forgiveness is simple: one must desire to forgive. The act of forgiveness isn’t based on the person who was hurtful but on the person that was hurt.

Forgiveness doesn’t need to be sought by the offender for it to bestowed. Forgiveness starts in the offended and thus its effects are far reaching; it heals the hurt and works to mend the broken bond.

We are not perfect but may the rift that has grown between us stop growing and may I extend my hand to you and you grasp it with yours to create a bridge.

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