Human things ...

For some Easter is rebirth, resurrection, spiritual renewal, ascension, redemption; for others Easter is FREEDOM.

I was just thinking about it yesterday.that Easter teaches us, and I think about forgiveness and since I thought about this topic it became necessary for me, its complement in the redemption. I confess that I had a lot of time with both ideas in mind and I wanted to share them at this moment that at least symbolically is conducive.

And I think this reflection is relevant regardless of whether you are a Christian or not, in the end, redemption is a deeply human issue. Redemption involves the action and effect of liberating, saving, or recovering something or someone from an adverse situation, sin, or slavery, often through a sacrifice.

From its etymological sense it supposes a "ransom price". In other words, what are we willing to do to get out of this situation that oppresses us?

Forgiveness, on the other hand, speaks to us of a disposition, of a desire to overcome something that has happened. But it can stay at that level without implying a real change in who receives it. Speaks more about the one who gives it than about the one who receives it, at least until he gets redemption.

And in that sense, redemption implies the action by which that change is achieved, through which what would have been broken or damaged is restored or transformed.

All human beings have been able to deviate from the path, to hurt, to get lost... and I tell you from the bottom of my heart that I think it is easier to ask for forgiveness than to obtain redemption. Because precisely, redemption implies action and determined commitment to generate a change and restore the lost order.

Repentance without changes becomes falsehood, while repentance with action is called redemption and it is through this that true peace is achieved... instead... If we forgive we are putting order, that is, putting things in their place, it is more like putting together a puzzle of life, than to say it's over and let's change the page.

It means understanding what responsibility we had, what responsibility the other had... but it even goes further, it means having empathy to think about what could have motivated the other to act the way he did. Definitely, to forgive you have to be very brave. Because true forgiveness requires being able to go through our pain.

Because if we cling rigidly to our vision of things we will not be able to understand and by not understanding, that piece that is still missing in the puzzle can make us get stuck…

Although sometimes, we do not manage to understand everything. We don't always have all the information we want or need, and to forgive we have to choose to what extent we keep that page of our history open.

There is no external change without internal evolution.

There are times when forgiving also requires acceptance, of just what we cannot change, and it does not always lead to reconciliation, it is not always possible. Sometimes, even if we forgive, we have to keep our distance to protect ourselves.

The courage of forgiveness... What do you suppose?

For me, it means that we have to look our pain in the face and be able to choose not to continue carrying that weight, and somehow free ourselves, because it is through redemption that we reach peace, a human thing, not easy at all!.

Janitze.🌷