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Have you ever stopped to think about all the ways people hurt Jesus in the final hours before his death? Today, we'd call the things he went through "abuse." "Bullying." "Violence." "Injustice." "Murder." Despite his abuse, Jesus spent his dying breaths asking God to forgive the people who had hurt him. Before you decide, the moral of this story is, "Jesus forgave the people who hurt him, so I have to do that too," hang on. Of course, forgiveness matters and is what Jesus invites us to do for those who have hurt us, but maybe Jesus' example on the cross demonstrates that superhuman forgiveness isn't what God expects from us — it's what Jesus did for us. Jesus is God, but you're human. So sometimes, forgiveness will be difficult for you. That's especially true the more deeply you've been hurt. So when forgiveness seems impossible, remember you're not talking to a God who doesn't understand your pain. When you've been hurt, know Jesus has too.