The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Forgiveness Is like the Rainy Season

Forgiveness
is like the rainy season.
It is expected,
but may not come this year,
or even the next.
Still it will one day come
in a downpour called grace,
and come more suddenly
than that moment when the sun
disappears behind the clouds.

Do not hold your breath.
Do not wait for forgiveness
to come looking for you.
Go forth in love,
and take nothing for granted,
except God’s love of everything
and gift of forgiveness to you.