Self examination and realization is one of the hardest and most painful thing we as humans should do. It is hard because we don't want to. To be perfectly honest we do not want to see ourself as we truly are. It is painful because when we realize what we are like quite often we do not like what we see. We get up and look in the mirror in the morning and Yikes! we scare ourself. We look inside and even more ugliness resides. I look at myself and see I can be hurtful to people who I truly love. Most times I am not trying to be hurtful but that does not really matter to the offended. The fact is we are hurt most often by our love ones How many of us have been devastated by a spouse,parent,child or siblings? I suspect all of us have. These wound seem some how to tear us apart. These wound seem to never heal. Tearing families apart. divorce is a great example of this. I do not know of any hurt greater than someone who you loved,someone who was on your side turning on you. I have been on both sides of this I know. I have said thing and done thing that I am not proud of. I know that thing have been done and said to me,  by people I love, that have hurt me. some of those things I deserved, some I did not. Looking at Christ he never deserved any of the thing thrown at him.He was blameless, totally blameless. Yet he forgave. and not only did he forgive but he forgot.The bible says as far as the east is from the west that is how forgotten my sin is.

As a Christian I should be like Jesus. forgiving of people who have wronged me. You also should be like Jesus and forgive others. I know it is hard I struggle I not sure I even come close but I try and that is what the grace of God is all about. I pray God will help me in this struggle I pray he will give me the eyes to see with mercy, just as he has looked at me with mercy. I pray we all can show each other a little mercy.