Someone hurt me recently. It was over an insignificant matter, but my yarn soaked up a few tears nonetheless. I crocheted a square, praying for love for the person who had wounded me, but it was hard. Forgiving someone who has hurt you is much easier said than done, yet Jesus calls us to forgive.
Matthew 18:21-22 "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?' Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven.'"
This being the case, my squares of forgiveness are going to have to continue long after the 181 for this afghan are finished. But comparatively, if I had a square for every time God has forgiven me, I'd be wrapped in a blanket far bigger than an afghan. That's why I wove my sorrows, my grievances, and my grudges into the yarn of a square and left them there.
Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
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