What must be given up completely in order to forgive? If it is a smaller offense, let’s say someone accidently tripped you and they ask you to forgive them, the offering is small. There was no malice or deception, and so giving up a sense of pride, of feeling hurt for momentarily looking foolish, is all that is required. You both move on rather easily. As the size of the offense grows, and the length of its duration expands, so too does the act of forgiveness.
The idea of forgiveness is both hopeful and daunting. This passage had made me want to think back and reflect on my own need for forgiving.
