"And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you." (Eph. 4:32)

Before coming to power Louis XII of France had been cast into prison and kept in chains. Later, when he did become king, he was urged to seek revenge on his enemies, but he refused. Instead, he prepared a scroll on which he listed all who had perpetrated crimes against him. Behind every man's name he placed a cross in red ink. When the guilty heard about this, they feared for their lives and fled. However, the king explained, "The cross which I drew beside each name was not a sign of punishment, but a pledge of forgiveness extended for the sake of the crucified Savior, who upon His cross forgave His enemies and prayed for them."

Let us forgive others even as God has forgiven us.