What is Forgiveness?

Can We Forgive the One Who Traumatized Us?

“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” In Luke 11:1-4, Jesus’ disciples had just asked Jesus to teach them to pray. They must have been thunderstruck when he included those words in his answer to their question: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Jesus told them to ask the Father to…