Lord's Prayer part 6

Forgive us our debts/trespasses/sins as we forgive our debtors/those who trespass/sin against us. Forgiveness is one of those words within the Christian faith that has a long, complicated history. I myself can barely say the word "forgiveness" without hearing my mom's voice sternly saying, "Now, say you are sorry." All of the sudden I am six years old and just broke my brother's favorite toy growing up. Forgiveness has become synonymous with such emotions as guilt, embarrassment, resentment, and frustration. Sometimes forgiveness has an "ought" quality to it. We know we 'ought' to forgive that co-worker for stealing our idea or throwing us under the bus at the last staff meeting, but really we'd rather stay angry for just a little while longer. Of course, a lot of good work has been done around forgiveness too. We say that forgiveness does not mean forgetting the pain that another person caused us. Forgiveness means