“We forgive you,” Jayme Nelson, Strenge’s daughter, said to the man who crashed his truck into her father’s car last year.
Family members and congregants of deceased Minnesota Pastor Verlyn Strenge openly forgave the man responsible for the late preacher’s death during a Nov. 24, hearing, shocking a judge and moving a prosecutor to tears.
The drunk driver was going nearly 70 mph and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.267 three times the legal limit. He will be heading to state prison for three years after being found guilty of vehicular homicide.
“As hard as it was at first, we want you to know that we have been praying for you for the past year because we know your life has been impacted by the biggest mistake of your life,” Jayme Nelson continued.
A member of the Church, where Strenge preached, said he and others at the church had been“forgiven so much” and proclaimed, “How could we not forgive you?”
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
These words were also met with actions, as Strenge’s family including his widow and children later walked up to Nelson, gave him a hug, and affirmed their forgiveness. “I forgive you, David,” Strenge’s widow, Merry Gale, said while embracing Nelson. “Please forgive yourself.
”Strenge’s daughter also offered a heartfelt promise: “I’ll be praying for you and your family.”
Proverbs 12:10 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover the multitude of sins.
County Attorney Katy Lorsbach was reportedly moved to tears and Judge Eric Schieferdecker he has never seen anything like it.
The pastor was a devoted student to the teachings of the Bible, the obituary said He read through the Bible at least six times every single year and committed many verses to memory. His love of Christ helped lift up countless communities and people in need.
The pastors last sermon was forgiveness.
Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
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Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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Mark11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
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