How to Forgive Without Ignoring the Pain: Psalms (Pt 2)
5/11/202655 min
On today’s Back Porch Theology, Lisa, Allison, and Amy Orr-Ewing explore forgiveness, repentance, and healing through Psalm 51 and the story of King David and Bathsheba. Together, they unpack why forgiveness isn’t weakness, how Scripture calls us to honestly acknowledge harm, and what it looks like to pursue healing—even in the hardest places. Pull up a chair—we’re really glad you’re here.
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First 90 secondsLisa Harper· Host0:00
You know, we've talked oftentimes about how this divine love story we call the Bible is not a museum piece, and it's not, um, some sanitized literature. It's divine, and yet it includes all these stories of real people with real problems who needed a real savior and real redemption. And sometimes we talk about, uh, some of the stories in here and some of the stories in real life that, um, that are difficult. There's hardship, there's heartache in there. The living hope is Jesus. He is a redeemer. But we just wanna let you know that this episode might, um, might not be appropriate for littles. If you've got some littles, I wouldn't have 'em listen to this episode of Back Porch Theology, because some of the heartache we talk about today is just more of an adult theme. Uh, we never, ever do that in for shock value or clickbait. We do that to point to the fact that our God can redeem and restore everything. But I would just say today's episode, um, just, w- just, uh, watch it wisely.
Amy Orr-Ewing· Guest1:01
[gentle music] In the literature, I came across this phrase that what we need in order to heal from trauma is someone to bear empathetic witness. In Jesus, at the cross, God bears empathetic witness to the suffering of the world and the harm. In His body on the cross, He carries away expiation of the sins of the world, bearing witness to what we experience so we can still heal in a way that doesn't