Here are 5 light, positive jokes about Forgiveness that fit the tone of Healing in Forgiveness.

1. The Heavy Backpack

I told my friend I was carrying a lot of resentment.

He said, “That explains why you look tired.”

I asked, “What should I do?”

He said, “Try forgiveness — it’s the only emotional luggage they let you travel without.”

2. The Memory Problem

Someone asked me if forgiveness means forgetting.

I said, “No, forgiveness means remembering… without your blood pressure going up.”

That’s when you know it’s working.

3. The Forgiveness Diet

I started a forgiveness diet.

I stopped feeding my anger and started feeding my peace.

So far, I’ve lost ten pounds of emotional weight.

4. The Emotional Storage Unit

Holding onto resentment is like renting a storage unit for someone else’s mistakes.

Forgiveness is when you finally cancel the contract and throw away the key.

5. The Stone Test

A wise man once said, “Hold a stone in your hand for one minute and it feels light. Hold it for an hour and it hurts.”

That’s resentment.

Forgiveness is simply putting the stone down — and wondering why you carried it so long.