What I Learned about Forgiveness!

At Sunday school I teach a Sunday school class called sunbeams. The sunbeams a for children who are 3 turning 4. Today we had to teach them about forgiveness.

I was reading in the dictionary the 4th definition of forgiveness and, it says "to cease to feel resentment against."

I felt like Heavenly Father answered my prayers today. For years I had resentment towards my father for the hurt he did for my family. And I tried to forgive for the pain he has cost but the reason why it was hard for me to forgive him was because I didn't understand what forgiveness was. Until today when I taught my Sunday school class and, those little sunbeams did not know what forgiveness was so I helped break it down and, I guess the spirit had the thought to my head and, I said "Forgiveness is when you just stop being mad at someone and, move on." They understood it clearly. I was struck. I can't believe I said that but I didn't know what forgiveness meant until today. I went straight home and, looked in the dictionary and, forgiveness. So it says "to cease to feel resentment against."

Forgiveness is very hard thing to do but with Heavenly Fathers help he can help you learn to forgive. He does answer prayers. He answered my prayer today. I woke up thinking forgiveness was excusing someone's behavior but tonight I'm going to go to bed knowing that it's so much more than that.