A few thoughts from my quiet time today morning. I am studying the sermon on the mount in the book of Matthew by our Lord Jesus. When he gets to the Lord’s prayer He teaches this:

“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.”

Jesus ties the request for God’s forgiveness to our extension of forgiveness to others. One cannot function without the other. The two are almost symbiotic. According to the LORD, it is absurd to expect forgiveness from God while you withhold it from others. It’...