"If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also." St. Philip Neri

One of the ways Satan entraps us is in area of our relationship with those who hurt us. He taps into that wound with the salt of  anger and unforgiveness. How often we have tried to play God and wish ill on those who have hurt us in some ways? This spider web keeps us in bondage away from the freedom of the sons and daughters of God. Knowing this, Jesus both taught and manifested the high road that will bring us out of this darkness into the true light and life of God, namely forgiveness. We forgive not for the sake of the other but for our sake. We forgive, because we have been forgiven of our many offenses against God. We forgive, because the life of unforgiveness is like a silent cancer, hidden within us and destroying us. Call upon the name of Jesus and ask for the grace to forgive and be forgiven.