Forgiveness

Luke 6:36-37 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. (37) "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven"

Why do we as humans have such a hard time forgiving people, when God forgives us for everything, all we have to do is ask. I think as humans we forget to, or don't want to, ask.

Julia, when she knows she's made me upset, will say "Mommy I'm sorry, will you forgive me?" A three year old can easily ask for forgiveness, but it's the adults who have a harder time.

My sister and I have been at odds for about 2 years now. We are pleasant enough to each other, but I see her about 3-4 times a year, and she lives about 8 miles from me. We do not have a sister relationship.

Her husband's brother died very unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jay was 49. My sister called me Wednesday to let me know what happened. I sent her an email last night expressing my sorrow and asked if I could do anything. She called me again today to let me know when the service was and how long she and her husband would be out of town. At the end of the conversation she said "I'm sorry. I'm just sorry. I love you". In the last 2 years I don't ever remember my sister saying she was sorry. Even when I confronted her with telling my daughter something that she didn't need to know, her reply was "I thought she knew". I never received an apology.

Today I received an apology and I feel that she really meant it.

Forgiveness.........it is one of the hardest things to do, but one of the most important.