Forgiveness

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A tough old woman had earned the name of "Warrior Brown" by her fighting ability when she was drinking or enraged. By God's grace she was converted, and happily testified to His saving power at every opportunity.
On one such occasion she was speaking at an open-air meeting. As was often the case, hecklers and other disturbers present sought to harass the poor soul. One cowardly person struck her a nasty blow with a potato. Before the woman's conversion, the perpetrator of such an act would have needed immediately to make himself scarce for his temerity. But now-what a change! "Warrior" picked up the potato without a word and put it in her pocket.
No more was heard of this incident until the harvest festival of thanksgiving came around. Then "Warrior" brought a sack of fine potatoes as her offering. She explained that she had cut up and planted the offending potato, and in this gift she was now presenting to the Lord its increase.
"Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the remainder of wrath shalt Thou restrain." Psa. 76:1010Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. (Psalm 76:10).