Chapter Thirty six

Chapter Thirty Six

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That Sunday morning started off dark and gloomy, for reasons we could not decipher until much later. 

The church service had left me with a lot to think about. Pastor Ola had hammered on the message of forgiveness so much, I felt he was speaking to us, to me especially. 

"Forgiveness," His raspy voice echoed in the large auditorium that chilly morning. 

"Brethren, forgiveness is a mystery all unto itself but it does work miracles when extended to the recipient as well as the person who forgives." He exhorted, he went on, giving instances from the Bible and stores of personal experiences, 

"So, I implore you as a child of God, to let go of that chip on your shoulder and forgive whoever has wronged you." Pastor Ola ended his exhortation but his words rang in my heart even after the church service. 

Those words had defin