Forgiveness is hard.
It is especially hard when someone we trust hurts us deeply.
There are lots of passages about forgiveness in Scripture. This is the prayer that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them - probably because they saw Jesus praying over the years and wanted to learn -wanted that type of connection with God.
I have to wonder what they thought however when they reached this part of the prayer. "Forgive us" Yes! Who amongst us does not want to be forgiven when we have wronged someone. "As we forgive others" - that's a lot harder.
We sometimes hold on to our hurts and our grudges in a way that is not helpful. Is not redemptive. Is not life giving. So Jesus reminds his disciples to hand it over to God. Because forgiveness can only come from God, but we can be a conduit of that forgiveness to others.
What struggles do you have with forgiveness and how can prayer help transform us?
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