Forgivieness

The smell of cooking turkey made the living room a delight. My conversation with an elderly aunt soon created a smell of a different nature. She told of her first year teaching and how she was 1 of 2 new teachers. At years end, the other new teacher won the "Best New Teacher of the Year" award, and my aunt had, according to her objective evaluation, been cheated. With flames shooting out of her inner person, she smelled up this special occasion with her bitterness. It had been over 50 yrs. earlier and yet it was as though it were yesterday.
I read in 2Cor.2:10,11 where the Apostle Paul admonished the church at Corinth to forgive a brother, "lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices". KJV We might not relate to this story exactly, but each of us in our own way has had to be forgiving when we didn't feel like it or want to. At least I hope we have been forgiving when needed. Let me ask how are we doing in this business of forgiving? Does," forgive and you will be forgiven," ring a bell? Blessing to us as we endeavor to do it God's way.