never happened. Pardoning is acknowledging that something did happen, but that you are not going to hold the person liable any longer. Pardoning is an act of the will. When you pardon, you fulfill the Lord’s prayer to forgive those who trespass against you. Why is this so important? The Bible says that if you don’t forgive those who trespass against you, your heavenly Father will not forgive you. In other words, unforgiveness blocks our relationship with God. Pardoning means erasing the things that you’re