Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” - Luke 23:34
After being betrayed, falsely convicted, beaten, spat upon, and unjustly nailed to a cross to die an agonizing death, Jesus, the Son of God harbored no hatred for His tormentors, but instead we read that He offered them forgiveness.
His words were not just spoken for the crowds that were watching Him die, but also for us to hear today. The people who had beaten Jesus, mocked Him, and nailed Him to the cross, did not deserve forgiveness. But Jesus offered it to them. The point is that forgiveness reaches out even to the undeserving.
We must likewise forgive people who doesn’t deserve it. We are to forgive others just as God forgives us.