Many of us struggle with forgiveness. Perhaps we have been hurt and the person who has caused that hurt has no intention of repenting. When we recite the Lord’s prayer, we ask for forgiveness to the extent with which we forgive others. It is therefore important for us to develop forgiveness of anybody who has wronged us. Not forgiving and harbouring hatred can grow like a cancer inside us. We use the example of Ahithophel here to illustrate this –