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How a Kafir Forgave

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 2, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 35.

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How a Kafir Forgave

ONE day a settler in South Africa found a Kafir near his stable. He accused the man of trying to steal a horse. The Kafir declared that he was innocent, but in spite of all he could say, he was dragged to a tree, and there, with one blow of an ax, his right hand was severed from its wrist.
About three months after this event, the settler found himself benighted far from home. He came to a Kafir hut and asked for admission. He was invited to enter, and food was placed before him. Next morning, as he was leaving, his host stood before him, and, holding up his arm, asked the white man if he knew it. The settler turned pale. for he saw that the hand was gone. He knew that he had been at the mercy of the man he had treated so cruelly.
The Kafir went on: “You were in my power; I could have killed you. Revenge said, ‘Kill the man who has maimed you for life,’ but I replied, ‘No, I am a Christian, and I will forgive.’” — King’s Own.