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Technorati“Many people have asked me why forgave these killers. They say if it had happened to them, they would want revenge. I felt the same way. But the Bible told me something different. For me to be able to forgive these killers, I could only do it through the Word of God. God’s Word tells us that we must forgive. And not only to forgive, but to love those who hate us.
“My anger was strong, but God’s peace and love were stronger. I was able to accept that God’s will was perfect for my daughter. And so I let go of my right for revenge.”
Yanni’s Mother: “When I first heard that Yanni was dead, especially the way she was killed, I was broken. So I prayed to God for strength, or else I would not be able to go on. When I saw my daughter’s body the first thing I did was cry, and then I fell on her body, and I cried to her, ‘Yanni, my daughter, why have you left me? Why have you left your mother?’ Then I also asked God for strength because it was too much for me. I am much, much better now. I know it is because many people have prayed for me.
“I think of when Jesus was on the cross. And He saw those who put Him up there and He said, ‘Father please forgive them, they know not what they are doing.’ That verse helped me see that if my Lord can forgive those who put Him up on that cross, then I surely can forgive the men who killed my daughter because I want to be like Jesus.”
Wow! Those are some of the most powerful testimonies I have ever read. The Lord truly has set their hearts free from the anger and resentment they held for these murderers of their precious friends and daughters. We all can learn so much from the examples of the strong faith of persecuted Christians. And these three women certainly have done that for me ... a message of grace and mercy I will never forget.
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