Do you struggle with forgiveness? Do you find it hard to forgive some individual for a serious wrong? Do you find it hard to forgive yourself for some way you believe you failed? The answer is found at the cross! Christ brings forgiveness that is without limit. When he pronounces from the cross, “Father, forgive them,” it is a word that we need to hear for ourselves. It is also a call to us to show that same kind of forgiveness toward others. Such forgiveness is possible when we open our hearts to the grace of Christ. The Scripture is surely true when it says, “Your sins are forgiven on account of His name.” (I John 2:12) May we live in that forgiveness today!

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Scripture Reading:
Luke 23:32–34

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About the Author

Dr. David A. Palmer has been the senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of Kent since 1995. He has a B.A. from Wittenberg University, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. A native of Wooster, Ohio, he has served three other churches in east Ohio before coming to Kent. He and his wife, Mavis, have three children.