Losing, by 10th Ave North
I can't believe what she said...
I can't believe what he did
Don't they know it's wrong?
Don't they know it's wrong?
Maybe there's something I missed?
But how could they treat me like this?
It's wearing out my heart
The way they disregard
This is love
This is hate
We all have a choice to make
Oh, Father won't You forgive them
They don't know what they've been doing
Oh Father, give me grace to forgive them
Cause I feel like the one losing
It's only the dead that can live
But still I wrestle with this
To lose the pain that's mine
Seventy times seven times
Lord it doesn't feel right
For me to turn a blind eye
But I guess it's not that much
When I think of what You've done.
Oh Father won't You forgive them
They don't know what they've been doin' (oh no)
Oh Father, give me grace to forgive them
Cause I feel like the one losing
Why do we think that our hate's going change their heart
We're up in arms over wars that don't need to be fought
But pride won't let us lay our weapons on the ground
We build our bridges up but but just to burn them down
We think our pain is own apologies and then it'll stop
But truth be told it doesn't matter if they're sorry or not
Freedom comes when we surrender to the sound...
Of mercy and Your grace
Father, send Your angels down
Oh Father give me grace to forgive them...
Cause I feel like the one losing
Aren't those great words to live by? I think of all the things people have said about me in my life time and how we have been treated just because we are different. Just think of all the things that were done to Jesus in his short life here on earth. It doesn't even come close to what we have gone through. He knows our hearts and he comforts us in those times. We need love and we need to show love, even to those who hate us. There is far too much hate going on out there (especially the ones that hate in God's name). The hate doesn't end either, because we retaliate with more hate and it is never ending. How about we stop the hate and start to love instead. When we are hated on, maybe we should love them right back. If we don't forgive, we can't be forgiven. So Father, give me the grace to forgive them...even the little things that people say (and do) to us...they don't mean it.
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