Forgiving

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I am stuck in a place where I thought I forgave some people in my life, but I had an eye opening experience this past Sunday where I realized I have not forgiven them. 😦

This is hurting me deeply for a couple of reasons:
  1. I know the Lord forgave me and continues to forgive me for all my inequities and sins. He forgave me even before I knew I needed forgiveness!
  2. I pray for these people in my life every morning where I ask Jesus and Mary to please allow the Holy Spirit to enter into their lives and see the beauty of how following Jesus and being faithful to the Gospel will bring healing, forgiving, and peace to us all. Now that I realized I haven’t forgiven, I feel like a hypocrite.
My question is: How do we forgive?:confused:
I know I need to, I know it’s what I have to do, I know it will bring freedom and peace to my life and could perhaps repair broken relationships … but HOW do I do this. I honestly thought I have forgiven, and now I feel lost.

I hope this makes sense and that I’m not rambling. Any advice is GREATLY appreciated!! Thank you and have a blessed and wonderful day!
 
This thread has a lot of information and a test to help you discern what is in your spirit. It is not too long to read. I hope you find some good answers therein.
 
Forgiveness involves –the will.

We do not have a despotic control over emotions …but only a diplomatic 😉

So one may not feel as one thinks one ought. But such need not involve any feelings. And one may have feelings one does not want happen against ones will.

Praying for the person is a sign of ones will. Ones forgiveness.
 
I cannot thank you enough for all your replies!

@Sirach2: I read through that posting and THANK YOU. St. Faustina’s entry was spot on and your reference to the Prodigal son was exactly what I needed to read! You have no idea how this truly was EXACTLY what I needed … God so has a way of giving us what we need when we need it. 😃

Thank you everyone, again!
 
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