There’s a weight that’s been following me around, a cloud of hurt from my past. Even though the hurt happened when I was just a child, it’s stayed with me, a permanent mark on my heart. I thought only physical injuries can leave a permanent damage, but I was wrong. Human emotion is complicated. It’s a wound that reopens when I least expect it.

But I’m tired of living in the shadows of these old hurts. It’s time to set them free, to release the grudge I’ve been holding onto for so long. It’s not easy, but I’m ready to let go, to forgive and to heal.

Philippians 3:13-14: But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for…

Daily writing prompt

Are you holding a grudge? About?

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