Novel & Cerita What God Does Not Forgive

And I knew then—if I didn’t leave now, I’d do something I couldn’t confess away. I turned on my heel and stormed back into the church, ignoring the voices behind me, ignoring the prayers still echoing faintly off the walls. I sat in the first pew, gripping the edge until my knuckles whitened. “Forgive me,” I muttered under my breath. “Forgive me, because I don’t know how much longer I can fight this.” But when I closed my eyes, it wasn’t forgiveness I saw. It was Ezra’s smile. And the sound of his laugh still burned in my ears.

“Not him.” “Do you know him? Do you know your tribe?” “Our God is a forgiving god. He listens to us.” “Your God is a forgetful god. He doesn't listen to you. Where is he now? Can you see Him?” “Your sarcasm is forgiven.” “I'm just stating the obvious.” “You can have this key if you will promise me to spare the life of Fr. Paul Sebastiano.” “Is that your ultimate wish right now? Don't you want me to spare yours instead of that Catholic priest?”

I'm thinking of taking care of my three kids alone. He took my hand and held it. A feeling of comfort and warmth began to envelop me. His skin, too, still felt warm. "Kill me if it makes you satisfied. I am ready to die, I know my sins are sprinkled like sand. But, can a despicable sinner apologize and ask for forgiveness and mercy?" God, I can't bear to see this man begging like this. "Apologize to God." He shook his head, "Dealing with God. Surely, He always forgives His servants. But, human relations I have to apologize to those concerned. I know, my fault cannot be forgiven. You are not God, who can forgive but I must still apologize."

"I'm sorry Liv. I know I broke your heart. I know I shouldn't have moved here. I have messed up so many times. But I am here to work. I needed to get a better job so that I could take care of my daughter." He said that last part and looked at me like he was waiting for me to react in some type of way. "Don't look too disappointed JP. I already know about McKayla. Maggie made sure to reach out to me. She said she was only reaching out to me to apologize for everything, but she let me know about McKayla and even sent me a picture of her. JP, I don't know what you want from me. I struggled to pull myself together the first year after you broke me. I was stupid and fell for you. You can apologiz

He fell at his feet in panic. “I swear I didn't mean to, I'm sorry.” He apologized hoping it'd be able to reverse what he had done. “Do you know what you just did? His grandfather thundered, hoping Axel would realize the gravity of what he had done. It was going to cause him to forfeit his status as a god. “That's not how you prove your love to someone. “You killed a Luna.” “I didn't mean to, I swear.”

"But-" "But nothing. Why do you feel so entitled to look at someone whose situation you know nothing about, and wish them something as unfortunate as hell? God doesn't care about your sins, Zara, God cares about your repentance. God is the most forgiving, and God does not judge because He knows His creations makes mistakes, but as long as they find their way back to Him, that is all that matters. I don't want to hear you dooming anyone else to hell and I don't want you entertaining anyone dooming you to hell, got it?" he didn't wait for me to respond, "now, I think I should run you a hot bath with some rose petals and scented candles and have you relax after all of this."

But now that money was all I cared about, something about it made her deeply uncomfortable. In the end, I got the car. But Sarah's face stayed sour. My mother looked at me with a mix of annoyance and contempt, like she was thinking, 'See? This is why you'll never be classy.' I didn't give any of them a second thought. I just turned to leave. And then Lucas hugged me from behind. "I forgive you, Jason," he said, playing the part of the loving little brother. Before I could even react, he collapsed onto the floor. His face twisted with fake terror as he looked up at me.

Though there are still secrets to unfold, still she’s holding to Helios’s promise. “Beige. Don’t put toys inside your mouth.” Zoe called the attention of the boy who was playing with the toy car her mom bought yesterday. Her mom also accepted Amanda’s son. Just like her, the child has nothing to do with what Amanda did to the family. Beige is also a blessing to their family. So, they should forgive her. Her mommy is right. God forgives us no matter how tough our mistakes are. Why can’t we? Zoe can forgive her, but she can’t promise that she’ll be good to her. Because every time she sees her, the sight of Amanda irritates her eyes.

While Alejandro raged and Erin screamed, the violence only deepened the girl’s trauma instead of helping her heal or smoothing the path to forgiveness. Yes, what he had done was unforgivable, but people can change. No one is beyond the possibility of being forgiven; they are not God to withhold mercy. If the Creator can forgive, perhaps Erin—a gentle, pure-hearted woman—could find it in her to forgive someday.

What other truths have my preconceived notions hidden from me? I realize that forgiveness isn't merely a gesture of appreciation; it's not about giving a gift to the person being forgiven. Rather, it's a gift to myself—a chance to release the burdens I no longer want to carry. With this understanding, I find the strength to forgive Alejandro for the years of abuse and for using me, Diana, and the baby for his own gain. I forgive Fina for crashing my celebrations in a misguided attempt to humiliate me and belittle Dean. I even manage to forgive Liza and Hugo for putting me in this situation.