True Forgiveness

I’ve been thinking a lot about forgiveness. Can you truly forgive those who aren’t sorry they hurt you? Can there be reconciliation without justice to the injured person? Martin Luther King said, “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” And we know what Jesus taught about forgiveness. He even forgave those who put him on that terrible cross, while he was being tortured to death! Now that’s true forgiveness! As a follower of Jesus, I’m exhorted to forgive as he forgave. I’ve learned I can’t do it. That level of forgiveness can come only by the aid of my Savior through the Holy Spirit.