Almighty God, You have listened patiently to my concerns and consoled me in times of hardship.  Let me remember Your presence and love for me when I am called upon to forgive another person for an unkind word or action.  You have shown me how to act, what to say, what to do, and yet I sometimes react in anger and find it difficult to forgive others as You so often have forgiven me.  Grant that I may recognize this failing in myself and remember Your words and example whenever I have need of a forgiving spirit.  Amen.