Forgiveness in The Lord's Prayer

Recited by millions from childhood on, the Lord's Prayer includes the plea, "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."  Familiar as it is, I often wonder whether we really mean what we say when we repeat these words, and whether we sufficiently consider their meaning.  To me, at least, they imply that once we recognize our own need for forgiveness, we will be able to forgive.  This recognition does not come to most of us easily, because it demands humility.  But isn't humility the essence of forgiveness?

Source: Johann Christoph Arnold  -  Why Forgive?