Pastor Knows He Must Forgive.

Pastor Davey Blackburn on Pregnant Wife's Murder: Forgiveness Is Not a Feeling, but a Daily Decision. CP. When you find forgiveness hard - try a halfway house - be prepared to forgive. It helps. Forgiveness becomes relatively easy if that person actually wants your forgiveness - but the fact is - they often do not. Fortunately, the Scriptures make it clear that there is no such expectation from 'a state which bears the sword'. Justice and retribution are the duty of the state; forgiveness is the duty of the individual Christian.