God, Enable Me To Forgive Like You Forgive

52 Simple Prayers for 2018

If we want to be truly authentic in our faith and truly like Jesus in our character, then we will have to readily extend forgiveness to those who have offended us. Forgiveness is the first step on the pathway to Christ-likeness. Of all of the human qualities that make us in any sense God-like, none is more divine than our passion to quickly and fully forgive others. How so? Precisely because God is a God of forgiveness: “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives transgressions? You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy.” (Micah 7:18)

“ Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

— COLOSSIANS 3:12-14

A Simple Prayer To Freely and Fully Forgive Others:

God, you have freely, unconditionally and completely forgiven me even though I have repeatedly sinned against you. Now give me the grace, courage and strength to forgive those who have sinned against me, just as in Christ, you have pardoned all of my transgressions.