Forgiving and forgiven

Saturday July 9th, John 20: Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." OK, so now it’s our turn. We are sent into the world to bring the message and the reality of forgiveness. If we forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If we do not forgive them, they are not forgiven. I think the ones who suffer from not being forgiven are those not forgiving. Ultimately, the ones who suffer the most from exclusion are those doing the excluding. Welcome to the family of God.