A Prayer to Forgive When You Cannot Forget | Your Daily Prayer

Dear God,
Thank you for sending your son Jesus to earth and offering forgiveness through his shed blood on the cross. We don’t deserve your forgiveness, but through Jesus’ sacrifice, we have the incredible gift of unconditional love and unending mercy. Thank you for forgiving our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Father, I ask you to protect my mind from the memories of past hurts. When those memories come back, help me understand the difference between forgetting and forgiving. I may not be able to fully forget what happened, but I can use those memories as a reminder of the power of forgiveness. Because you forgave me, I am able to forgive others. Even when I can’t forget about the offense, I can live in freedom today and in the future by choosing forgiveness. I forgive the person for the pain they caused. Thank you, God, for making forgiveness possible. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.