“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28 NIV)
As we now know, the climactic example of God’s working for good was Jesus’ death on the cross… This incident was used by God for the redemption of the world. The cross thus became the central symbol of the Christian faith, and through it, the world was changed.
The cross teaches us that God can take the pain and suffering of our past, when we put them into His hands, and produce something beautiful. That is why some have defined forgiveness as “giving up the hope of a different past.” I would add to this that it’s taking on the hope of a joyful future. Forgiveness is believing that the future can be better than the past. The past can’t be changed, but God can do something redemptive with it.
-- Adam Hamilton in “Forgiveness: Finding Peace Through Letting Go”
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