The great need for forgiveness is an order of life An adage of reciprocity That lies and thrives on our own cynical behavior The finiteness of our lives tells us that perfection escapes us Emotionally as humans we're complex Flaw-full creatures of an imperfect nature Finding every reason To mount our opinions and judgments on others so we can escape our own dread By calling someone else's life The night of the living dead We see ourselves as clean instead of the filthy people we are Because it allows us to see everyone else's trouble more easily But are we not all troubled Have we not all in our own ways In our own minds Each of us at different times Needed God to rewind Or fast forward past time So we can get past that thing or two We don't want anybody else to see Or is it just me Am I the only one Who's book of life is chapter after chapter full of God's grace Am I the only one Who's hand God gave when I was **** near in my grave You look down on others But when it was us that were scathed Did he not show compassion And grace And mercy And love And peace Salvation And kindness Forgiving someone isn't all of a sudden suffering from a case of blindness No, it's a change of the heart Spiritual mindedness Where the focus is about putting anger and bitterness aside Forgiveness is not having to hide Many people feel theyβve been so wronged Angry for so long They hate the world And donβt know why