Corrie ten Boom's handshake: the powerful true story of forgiveness #faith #learntoforgive

[0:00]She knew Christ had forgiven her own sins, but she was having a tough time forgiving this man because her own sister had died in this camp. She wondered if one simple act of asking for forgiveness could erase the slow and terrible death that her sister had faced. And she knew, she absolutely knew she had to do it. She knew she had to forgive this man. She also said that she knew that forgiveness is not an emotion, that forgiveness is a choice, a decision, an act of the will, and can function regardless of the temperature of your heart. So she prayed silently for help from Christ, committing in her heart to lift her hand, but asking God to supply the desire to forgive and give her the strength. So without much desire on her part, she slowly started to stretch out her hand. But it was then she said that she acted in obedience to Christ of choosing to forgive this man in her mind. She began to feel true forgiveness that brought warmth to her heart and that brought tears to her eyes. And then she cried out from the depth of her heart. She said, I forgive you, brother, with all of my heart. And for a long moment, picture the scene, this former guard and this former prisoner, they held on to each other's hands. Corrie said that she had never known God's love so intensely as she did that day.