Focus on the Family  Mostly Forgiven  Why do we live in this
land of "mostly forgiving?" Why do we find it so hard to forgive
and truly forget?  by Steve Yohn  (Excerpted from 40 Days of
Discovery, a devotional series written for Fellowship Community
Church in Centennial, Colo.)  I love that old Garth Brooks
lyric, bury the hatchet, but leave the handle sticking out,
because it is so stinkin' true. When somebody sins against us,
we are naturally angry and hurt. But, we know that forgiving is
the Christian thing to do. So (with trumpets sounding the great
fanfare) we extend our most benevolent forgiveness to the poor
supplicant. The offender is shamed by our grace, and our
magnanimity is hailed amongst the surrounding throngs.  But just
wait…if they ever even think of doing that again, our hand will
be on that hatchet handle like a hawk on a field mouse—and you
best take cover, because iron is going to fly!  Why do we live
in this land of "mostly forgiving?" Why do we find it so hard to
forgive and truly forge