Forgiveness...Free at last.

It has been approximately 4o plus years that this family feud existed in this family and community but strange, I read somewhere on twitter today....Exciting things happening in our communities...which prompted me to blog this true experience ie forgiveness and healing in our community. This corosion must have started when I was about ten or eleven.These two families,being my own and another in the same community, were not on speaking terms for years. The younger ones being kept in the dark for decades on my side. About 4 years ago,a young lady walked into our home and addressed me as her aunt, as in a relative...Flashbacks of the past came to mind then,hearing my late parents , talking about a baby,my late brother being the father.As she spoke,enquiring about certain aspects of her father,my elder brother,I somehow noticed many familiar family characteristics emmanating.She was more enlightened about the ongoings in my life than me knowing her.The four years passed with but a ..wave.. and a.. how you.. but nothing that drew us any closer. As many water has passed under this bridge...today,25th February 2o1o,the most amazing transformation occured.We, the ladies of Impact Direct Ministries, were hosting a pampering and entertaining session on behalf of Social Developement for senior citizens of our surrounding communities . Why? I was standing in the foyer, was unknown to me at the time, as my duties were within the hall,doing pampering. A very,very old lady was being escorted into the hall.I looked real closely at her face wrinkled and aged,her hair with not a trace of pigmentation ,pure white it was. That flashback of a face I saw, as a child came to fore.she was the mother of the mother of the young lady who called me aunt...her grandma...who came to our home, to make known her daughters pregnancy to my parents,forty plus years ago . A restlessness erupted within,asif the Holyspirit was awakening a yearning to have an audience with this grandma. God knew my prayers all these years were to make amends with this family,like standing proxy for my late parents and brother wrongs, who never acknowledged that baby then.She being an adult today. Wonders upon wonders transpired thereafter.The aide that helped the oldlady in,approached me,, wanting to know if I could massage the 95 year old ma,s neck as she was in pain.All I could do at that moment was knod my head as my throat felt asif I was choking and my emotions were in a turmoil. As I sat her down and looked into her blue.weary old eyes,my tears just rolled.She must have wondered what was wrong as she asked if I was ok. She read my nametag and enquired about my surname and whereabouts.I then,purposely gave her my maiden surname and watched as she struggled with her memory and emotions,I was also aware of my strong resemblence to my brother . By then I was bawling like a baby,stoodup and just hugged her tightly,Why?... a tear rolled down her parched cheek too.While praying,I asked God and her forgiveness for my family,s wrongs.What brought joy to her face was that she knew I loved God and also said her prayers were being answered this day as she always felt the guilt of not having allowed her daughter and granddaughter to associate with my family. Prior to the four years, I must have walked pass her grandchild on many occasions not knowing we were related in any way. I massaged her with so much love and tenderness as never before?...even promised to give her a free, private pampering at her home, as her feet looked so inneed of pampering. As Im basking in a peace of tranquility tonight, Lord! Im so amazed and thankfull to you, for orcherstrating this day..Free at last.Thank you Father.