With Easter coming up, I’ve been thinking about forgiveness.
Have you been to the summit of Mt Kaputar? The view is spectacular. You can spot towns and farms, enjoy the crisp mountain air, and gaze into the seemingly endless horizon.
Getting to the top doesn’t require ‘climbing’ if you drive to the summit carpark. We are spoilt that we can enjoy it without breaking a sweat.
Have you been to the summit of Mt Koszciosko? This one is a bit harder, but in summer a marked track and boardwalk emerges from the snow.
Our year 11 class did it in November one year. It was really cold, and I couldn’t feel my fingers or toes for most of the trip. But standing up the top and trying to get a photo with dozens of my mates is still warm in my memory.
Have you been to the summit of Mt Everest? This mountain seems terrifying. The air above 8000m is not just crisp, or even just cold, but deadly. According to Wikipedia, at least 344 people have died up there.
I have not attempted this summit! Climbing Mt Everest seems like one of the hardest things a person could ever do. Climbing a mountain is in some ways an analogy for one of the hardest things a human needs to do.
Have you ever been required to forgive someone who has hurt you? It feels like such a struggle, and cold hurts can be piercing. But when you decide to let go of the hurt, it is like seeing the most spectacular view on life again.
Forgiveness does not mean trusting the person who hurt you, nor that the other person should not have a consequence for their action.
It simply means standing above the hurt and releasing forgiveness, and breathing fresh air again.
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