*Kirk Franklin has opened up about how forgiveness improved his relationship with his biological father, who put him up for adoption, Essence reports.
In a lengthy Instagram post, the 48-year-old gospel singer also revealed his dad has only three to six months to live.
“I’ve lived my entire life hating this man,” Franklin wrote in the caption of a photo of him embracing his father and kissing the top of his head.
“He and my biological mother gave me up for adoption, and it left me never feeling good enough … to this very day,” he revealed. “I took my hate for him and used it as fuel to be the best father I could be for my own.”