We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.

What is the old saying about forgiveness. While smaller grievances may be easily forgiven serious transgressions are another story entirely. Martin Luther King Jr. They continue to forgive with as much grace the thousandth time as they do the first time.

Forgiveness is an inner correction that lightens our heart and frees us to live in the present. In one sense the Hebrew verb נשאnasa is used almost exactly like the English word forgive. Forgiveness may require a lifetime of forgiving but it is important to the Lord.

What is forgiveness. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. God may forgive your sins but your nervous system wont Alfred Korzybski.

In the Bible the Greek word translated forgiveness literally means to let go as when a person does not demand payment for a debt. Jesus came to save sinners 1 Timothy 11516 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. Faith means believing the unbelievable.

By saying we are to forgive those who sin against us seventy times seven Jesus was not limiting forgiveness to 490 times a number that is for all practical purposes beyond counting. To love means loving the unlovable. I have always believed in the saying Its better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

To pardon an offense but also to give up the desire or power to punish. Its about knowing that the overwhelming number of people in life are naysayers and no sayers and sometimes you gotta just roll the dice and. Its not about abusing situations but about knowing when to push the boundaries.