Ernest Hemingway wrote a story about a father and son who had a serious misunderstanding. In the story, the boy finally runs away from home. The father however, is not content to let his son go. In an effort to find the boy, the father puts an ad in the Madrid, Spain newspaper. It contained these words:

Dear Paco,
Meet me at the town square at noon on Sunday.
All is forgiven...Your father

That Sunday, 800 males by the name of Paco showed up at the town square. They all came seeking forgiveness from their fathers.

Alexander Pope said, “To err is human, to forgive is divine." At the heart of the Christian faith lies the principle of forgiveness. Come let us take a closer look.

I. FORGIVENESS IS AN EXPERIENCE

I have a friend who raised four boys. They were typical boys prone to get in th…