Forgiveness

"Do you think God will forgive us for what we've done?" Denzel Washington poses this question to Christopher Walken in the movie, Man on Fire. Denzel's character had done heinous things in his past. He had the answer in his heart before he even asked the question. Hope had been lost for John Creasy(Denzel's character). Fortunately for him, love is stubborn. It is tenacious, relentless, persistent, dogged, and mulish. I think you get the point.

Love came in the form of Pita Ramos(who was a child). I believe she loved him from the beginning. She called him, Creasy Bear. He resembled a big sad bear to her. Her persistent love and will to know him melted the hard heart that had been forged. It was once a good heart(for knew the Bible). His heart was now encased in stone. The stone casing of his heart was smashed between the anvil of her will and the hammer of her heart. She showed him the divine. She showed him that it was ok to love again, to be human. Vulnerable.

What can we learn from this? Cling to the divinity that lies in your heart and soul. Your heart and God's love(divinity) should be so entwined that you cannot tell where one ends and the other begins. The cycle of decisions of the past must not rule your future. Only God is master of past and future. The present is his as well. Abide in Him, not in the hurt and wrong decisions of the past. They have no hold over you and no future in your life. Keep love fresh in your heart and keep your heart flesh. Do not allow your heart to become hard from a lack of hope or because of bitterness. Nothing is too great for God to overcome. Pita Ramos learned from the best. We all learn from God, for God will catch your heart between the anvil of His persistence and the hammer of His love. He shall set us free from the past. "Some birds are not meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright." ---Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption

kenny