All of us have some moment we would redo if given the chance, some past decision or action or utterance that we would take back if we could.

Our pasts exert pressure on us in the present. Sure, we can become very good at moving on or pretending we’ve moved on, but the truth of us, what we’ve done or left undone, never really leaves us. Regret is real. Which is why forgiveness is so important.

Forgiveness is the only thing that frees us and relieves us from the burden of not just who were were, but also who we are.