"'I believe God was telling me to forgive killers who shot my husband." A wife's account

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'I believe God was telling me to forgive IRA killers who shot my husband' - wife of Maze deputy governor reveals journey

A woman whose husband was murdered by the IRA has told how she felt a spiritual compulsion to forgive his killers as he lay dying on the front doorstep of the family home.

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Her dying husband was on the front doorstep of her family home…

“And I was saying to God, 'Well, I actually don’t know who these guys were - there were two gunmen - I didn’t know which side they were from or where they were from, so I couldn’t give them a name, I couldn’t give them a title, I just had to deal with terrorists…”

She explained that is when she asked God for guidance.

‘He reminded me of the Lord’s Prayer and that part that talks about forgiving others,’ she said.

“'And I said, ‘Well Lord, I’m going to choose to forgive because that’s what you’re asking me to do, but you’re going to have to help me every single day.’”

 

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She explained that is when she asked God for guidance.

‘He reminded me of the Lord’s Prayer and that part that talks about forgiving others,’ she said.

"'And I said, 'Well Lord, I’m going to choose to forgive because that’s what you’re asking me to do, but you’re going to have to help me every single day.’"

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