Heavenly Father, thank you for the forgiveness You offer through Christ. Thank you for the riches of Your grace, by which we are forgiven beyond measure. Thank you for allowing us to experience the joy and freedom of forgiveness as we confess our sin to You and ask You to forgive us. And thank you for the way our experience of being forgiven by You enables us to forgive others. But, as You know, sometimes it is very hard to forgive. Sometimes the wrongs are so pernicious and the wounds so painful that forgiveness seems impossible. Your call to forgive is clear, but we feel inadequate to live up to it. Or sometimes we don’t even want to. So, God, I ask for Your help. May our experience of Your Grace both heal and transform us. May it give us courage to forgive even when we have been terribly wronged. Today, I pray especially for those who are struggling to forgive. Open their hearts to Your loving presence. Impress upon them the majesty of your mercy. Help them to trust You even to the point of forgiving those who have hurt them so deeply. All praise be to You .Amen.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:23:03 +0000