Amid his tears, he made himself known. He had to repeat it, for they didn t really hear him the first time. It takes time for forgiveness to sink in. He does, however, place everything in the context of a larger picture. It wasn t merely a matter of brothers harming a brother.
Forgiveness is hard.
It is also a messy process - its stepping stones often obscured. Without the hand of the Lord, we would all be lost in the pit of our own sin - those desperately needing to be forgiven and those desperately needing to forgive. Fresh starts are possible in him who fiercely loves us more than we will ever know how to love. Well, the story goes on. I have not told it all, by any manner of means - the story of Joseph and his brothers, as well as our story.