Forgiveness - Easy To Say...Hard To Do

C.S. Lewis had it right:

"It is made perfectly clear that if we do not forgive we shall not be
forgiven. There are no two ways about it." - from Mere Christianity


There are 125 direct references to forgiveness in the Bible. Almost all of these references have to do with divine forgiveness. Yet the biblical precept is clear: If we are forgiven then we should be forgivers!
Joseph forgave his villainous brothers when he could have settled the score for their evil treatment of him. Esau surprized Jacob when he demonstated forgiveness rather than revenge. In the great Parable of the Prodigal Son, the forgiving father, (symbolic of our heavenly Father), showed human forgiveness that is a picture of God's forgiveness.
Alas there is a tough part to forgiveness: Jesus commands us that we are to forgive a person "seventy times seven." That means that we are to be a people who are forgivers; willing to forgive over and over again.
A few years back Stanford University conducted major research on forgiveness. This "Forgiveness Project" concluded that those who forgive others lead healtier and more fulfilled lives. We Christiuans knew that all along.
Who do you need to forgive?