We humans can be fairly fickle. We can and do change our minds and our opinions. Sometimes, we need to change. Other times, there is no compromise. Still, we are called to kindness, foot washing, humility, and turning the other cheek.
"Forgive them, even if they're not sorry."
That is a tough prescription to hand out and fill. We all make mistakes. Jesus taught us to pray in a way that says, "forgive us our sins, as (in the same way that) we forgive those who sin against us."
Our portion of mercy and grace is reflected in our own ability to forgive? That is how it sounds to me.
I went to Matthew 6:12 to look at the original Greek. The original Greek suggests "in the same manner as, in the same way."
It feels like a huge commandment, and it is, but when practiced, forgiveness is often more freeing to the one who forgives, than to the one who is forgiven. No one can make us forgive... it is always a choice. Some are easy. Some we battle for many years until we finally surrender.
Yes, there is a unique freedom that comes from surrendering to forgiveness.
Today, I am grateful for the power in forgiveness.
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