Forbearing With One Another

 As God's children, we are too clothed ourselves in the many virtues of God's holy people, tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind and patient endurance.  In this verse we read the following important instructions, "Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference against another or some grievous complaint, we are to readily pardon each other; just as the Lord has freely forgiven us."
 Our forbearance and forgiveness towards one another should reflect God's gracious forbearance and generous forgiveness towards us; in that while we are yet sinners Christ died for us. God's forbearance and forgiveness is full, free, and forever, and we should follow the pattern Christ set when He graciously forgave us.
 Forbearing With One Another describes patiently enduring the faults and failings of others in a kind, gracious, and godly manner. It is putting up with the inevitable idiosyncrasies and fluctuating attitudes of our brothers and sisters, with a spirit of gentleness and grace, understanding and patient endurance.
 God has promised that He will remember our sins no more. 
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that we have been forgiven of all our sins and declared to be righteous, by faith in Your beloved Son. We have not always been ready to forgive those that have hurt or injured us, but thank You for freely forgiving us of our sins unconditionally and forever. May we increasingly show forbearance and forgiveness towards our fellow men and women and readily pardon all who have hurt or harmed us. Develop in us a spirit of gentleness that shows the love of Christ to all with whom we come in contact, and may our lives become  reflections of the beautiful love of Christ, Who died so that all who believe in Him might live. Praise Your holy name for all Your goodness and grace towards the children of men. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN.