Molly Sue’s Blog

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
Lewis B. Smedes

Today I did a big thing and forgave someone that was deeply nested in my spirit and mind. Even though this person has been out of my life for quite some time, I still allowed him to take power over me.

There were many nights that I prayed to GOD because I was still angry with myself or just upset about my past. GOD would speak to me and say Alana you must forgive and know that power does not belong to man, and only to me because I AM GOD. It’s amazing how many times he told me this and I still found it so hard to accomplish. I would tell myself that I had already forgiven him but deep down inside I was still hurt.

I continued to pray about my situation and I started to feel that enough was enough! In spite of everything that was done to me, I thanked GOD for helping me to forgive my enemy. GOD helped me to realize that I was only holding myself back and that I needed to LET IT GO. So I decided to tell GOD that I was going to put it in his hands and that I FORGIVE myself.

I forgive myself for allowing someone to take power over me and make me weak minded. I embodied my feelings like a prisoner. I kept myself in solitary confinement; feeling and knowing one thing and that was pain. It was a passionate pain that I’ve felt and carried in my spirit.

However, right now I am so much stronger because I FORGAVE myself and I told the person today that I FORGIVE him and I wish him well. I have opened the door and now I understand what Maya Angelou meant by I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-He Sings of FREEDOM.

And now I AM FREE

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
By Maya Angelou

The free bird leaps
on the back of the win
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings
with fearful trill
of the things unknown
but longed for still
and is tune is heard
on the distant hillfor the caged bird
sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze
an the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing

The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.