Leaving vengeance to the Lord
Helps me to forgive
And His mercy moving toward
Us helps us both to live.
Linked to dVerse Poetic Forms. I am hosting and the form is the quatrain, a four-lined poem or a poem containing stanzas of four lines each. Also linked to Debbie Roth’s Forgiving Fridays.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
A beautiful theme on forgiveness. Thanks for the reminder.
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Thank you, Grace!
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Thank you for sharing this!
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Thank you, Nathan!
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These days, these times, forgive, yes, but not forget.
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Good point not to forget. Thank you, Glenn!
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Great and inspiring
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Thank you, Joey!
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I always enjoy your short but inspiring words Frank.
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Thank you, Linda! I am glad you enjoy them and find them inspiring.
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Lovely short poem
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Thank you, Maria!
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Vengeance never comes to a good ending. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe! I suspect we are likely to regret any vengeance we take.
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It’s amazing how often “God’s vengeance” turns out to be extravagant mercy. Yes…leaving the vengeance up to God is a good idea, because we all deserve vengeance and have been blessed with grace! God bless!
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Very good point! God’s vengeance is extravagant mercy. I hadn’t thought of it like that before. Thank you, Bryan!
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Nice quatrain Frank. I try to forgive, but like Glenn said, somethings I will never forget.
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Thank you, Rob!
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a short sweet example that helps, thanks Frank!
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Thank you, Kate!
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Very nice message, Frank.
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Thank you, Dan!
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A beautiful message, Frank.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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really good. I’ve recently referred to exactly that same thing on one of my posts too
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Thank you, Larry!
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Neat, Larry! You are welcome to contribute to #ForgivingFridays too if you like. ❤
Have a wonderful week.
Debbie
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Thanks Debbie ~same to you
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Thank you, Larry! 🙂
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A beautiful poem and wise attitude to life.
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Thank you!
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If we could always have this engraved on our hearts and minds….beautiful!
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May I copy and use it? I will give you credit of course.
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Yes, I would be honored if you did. Thank you, Mary!
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❤ ❤
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Thank you, Mary!
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An eloquently-told testament to the truth!
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Thank you, Frank!
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Good message.
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Thank you, Imelda!
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I am going to print this one. Love it. Thanks!
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Thank you, Terre!
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Smart to put affirmations of love and forgiveness around you!
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Nice message. I also like the notion that holding on to hate is like drinking a cup of poison so that your “enemy” dies. You may enjoy this recent chapter in the Myths of the Veritas that explores mercy and revenge. https://petersironwood.com/2019/06/26/tu-swifts-vengence/
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Thank you, Peter!
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Frank, what a lovely poem on the grace of letting go and letting God. My spiritual mentor has a great quote something like “To find the peace within, look for the good in all people and things and all the rest leave to God.” I love your presence on WordPress, you bring love to this community––and to Forgiving Fridays! Blessings to you, Frank.
I plan to do a post tomorrow morning, so I’ll share this then.
Debbie
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Thank you, Debbie! I love your prompts on forgiveness.
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Thank you Frank! ❤
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