“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32
God teaches and calls us to be kind to one another; He asks us to forgive people as well. However, as humans it can be difficult to not only verbally forgive someone, but to mean it internally as well. There are some things in our lives that are easy to forgive and move on from, but there are others that are harder to forget. If someone in your life does something that is truly unforgivable, what can you do to resolve your heart from being hardened toward them? Jesus has shown us unbelievable signs of forgiveness when people around him did not believe his word and scolded him.
For those learning to forgive the more difficult impasses, Jesus gives us the ultimate example. In Luke Chapter 23:34, as the Romans persecuted Jesus and tied him to the cross, he exclaimed “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing." Even at the end of his life, Jesus wanted to accept and forgive the same people who had caused him the most suffering he could ever imagine.