Thank You for showing us that after making the wrong decisions in your youth you could with time really and truly forgive and promote reconciliation.
Thank you for encouraging us to do likewise. In the words of Jonny Steinberg: "You forgave, it cost you nothing; you forgave as a free person, not as a slave. You showed us that to forgive was to be free and to have power".
To many Madiba was the best modern day example of what a political follower of Jesus, the Super Star of the history, should be and could be.
He was clearly used by God to change the course of history in Africa by demonstrating statesmanship and forgiveness after many years in prison. When he was released from jail he undoubtedly brought a touch of H.O.P.E. "Heaven On Planet on Earth" amongst all the people of South Africa.
