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Welcome back. I'm very thankful you're here listening today. So today we're going to continue our

conversation from last week, at least in the general sense of forgiveness.

I speak from my own history and the life that I've lived up to this point when I tell you

that there simply is not enough forgiveness going around in our time. And I would stand behind

that statement regardless of the setting in which you placed it. That's true in our government or across

the span of our country and world. But I think it's also true in our churches and even in our

families. This simple process where one person genuinely, honestly, and directly apologizes

for something that they've done.

Without making excuses or sharing the blame is far too uncommon.

But as you and I will investigate today, it's not all their fault.

That is, the fault of the one who's committed the offense.

Because it turns out that the process of restored relationships is bigger than just the humility of any one person.

After all, the person that they offended must be willing to forgive them. They too must be humble,

humble enough to put aside their hurt feelings or what right of restitution they believe that they

have long enough to sit down with the person and hear what they have to say.

I think we live in a time where people just don't want to be done wrong, and when they are, they don't

like it to such a degree that they don't easily let the other person off the hook.

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