Start with Forgiveness

That's a simple idea with a vast invitation. Too often, we clutch our anger like a stone, polished smooth by rehearsal, waiting for an apology worthy of release. But forgiveness is not weakness. It is the quiet courage to open our hand and let the stone fall. To forgive is to remember that every heart, including our own, has cracks and scars. It doesn't erase the hurt or pretend the harm never happened. It simply clears the air so healing can find its way in. Imagine a city, a family, a friendship where forgiveness is the starting note, not the final chord. Arguments would soften. Listening would deepen. And love would grow faster than resentment. The world we long for will not be built by perfect people. It will be shaped by those willing to begin each day with mercy already in their hearts, the way rain begins in clouds long before we feel it on our face. This is Dr. Scott Morris for Church Health.