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as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
for thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory, for ever.
Amen .
    "Why, yes." Hannah felt as if a huge load had lifted off her. How could she have been so blind? She always said The Lord's Prayer silently before every meal, and recited it before every church meeting, so how had she overlooked the words, forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, for so long?
    "As you struggle to forgive," the bishop continued, "you open yourself up to the grace of Gott . No one is able to forgive without Gott's help; it is beyond us and so we must reply on Gott with a gentle and quiet spirit. If Gott could forgive us, how can we refuse to forgive others? At the moment you forgive, that is the moment you let your pain go. Hand it over to Gott ." He paused for a moment. "Am I making sense?"
    Hannah nodded. "Yes, denki ."
    "I am not saying you forget what happened. Yes, it was an accident. Noah had not been speeding. But what if he had been speeding on his rumspringa ? Should you forgive him any less? Nee . No matter what, you must take all your unforgiveness, all your anger, all your resentment, and hand it over to Gott . It is Gott's business; it is not your business."
    The bishop looked at Hannah who nodded. He went on. "There is but one judge, and that is Gott . Unforgiveness is a form of judgment. Every time you feel anger, forgiveness, or resentment, you at once must give it to Gott , even if it is many times in the one day, even if it is many times, day after day."
    Hannah finally spoke. "It does seem easy when you put it that way."
    The bishop smiled. "It is easy, Hannah. It is easy because there is no other way. You must forgive, and you must hand over your resentment to Gott , again and again if necessary."
    " Denki . Denki so much. I wish I’d come to you sooner."
    The bishop smiled a wry smile. "Perhaps you should have listened to the ministers who say this all the time."
    Hannah felt shamefaced, but looked up to see the bishop smiling at her again.
    "Now, before we pray, is there anything else you would like to speak to me about?" He smiled encouragingly.
    Hannah hesitated. She had been going to tell the bishop that she was conflicted with her feelings for Noah, her feelings of love for him while at the same time having feelings of resentment for him. Yet now that she had released her sin of unforgiveness to Gott , there was no conflict in her heart any more.
    " Nee , denki ," she said slowly. "I think that it is all okay now."
    The bishop smiled. " Gut . Then let us pray."
    After prayer, the bishop showed Hannah to the door. "Remember, Hannah," he said, "No matter how great our sins or our problems, Gott will always show us the way home."
    " Denki ," Hannah said meekly.
    As she walked down the porch steps, she heard the bishop say, "Liebe macht erfinderisch." Love will find a way .
    Hannah looked back. Did the bishop know about her feelings for Noah?
     
     

 
     
    2 Corinthians 2:10-11.
    10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
     
    Chapter 14 .
    Hannah felt physically lighter ever since she had spoken to the bishop. The bishop's words had hit home and she had handed over all her unforgiveness to Gott . In fact, looking back, she wondered why she'd ever had unforgiveness in her heart in the first place. Of course, as Hannah thought with a chuckle, she was physically lighter as well due to the fact that her cast had been removed.
    Hannah had hoped to come across Noah ever since she had spoken to the bishop, but the next Sunday meeting wasn't until the Sunday after the coming one, and Noah had not gone into his mudder's quilt shop again, at least not while Hannah was there. She spent much