Faith and Forgiveness: Healing from the Inside Out
How Prayer Helped Set Down Bitterness
Through faith, Alexander finds the strength to forgive and heal from the pain of unanswered questions about his adoption.
You don’t need to have all the answers to begin healing. Alexander’s faith didn’t fix everything. But it helped him breathe through the parts that hurt.
There were days when the silence felt personal. Times when the questions grew heavier.
“I could’ve been angry,” Alexander said. “But I prayed instead.”
Prayer didn’t erase the ache. But it softened the edges. It reminded him that love still surrounded him. Even if not all of it came from the person he hoped to hear from.
Letting Go Without Letting the Pain Win
Letting go isn’t forgetting. It’s choosing peace when confusion stays. For Alexander, that decision wasn’t a one-time thing.
“I had to keep choosing it,” he said. “Some days I still do.”
While the grief didn’t disappear, he stopped allowing any residual grief to control the narrative.
The Role of Faith in Accepting Life’s Gaps
Faith didn’t fill in the blanks. But it helped him live with them.
“There’s a reason for everything,” Alexander said. “Even if we don’t know what it is.”
That belief gave him enough footing to move forward. Not by pretending everything was fine, but by trusting he could still create a meaningful life.
Forgiveness Without a Face or a Voice
Forgiveness can feel impossible when the person you’re trying to forgive never shows up.
But Alexander made peace without a reply.
“I forgive her,” he said. “Even if I never meet her. Even if I never hear her voice.”
That kind of forgiveness isn’t about approval or closure. It’s about freeing yourself to love the life you have.
And Alexander is doing exactly that.
