You move it with your spiritual hands to the ground beside you. Though it stays heavy, you are free to walk away.

Forgiveness isn’t magic. It doesn’t erase what happened. It doesn’t wave a wand and make the weight disappear. It’s still there. Heavy. Dense. And yes, it slows you down for a while.

What changes is this: instead of carrying it, you put it down. It’s still a block in your path, but now it’s on the ground and not in your hands. You make a note of it—so you don’t stumble over it again— and you move on.

Forgiveness is deciding to keep walking.