Facebook Forgiveness

Ever had to "re-friend" a friend you had "de-friended" on Facebook? It can be awkward at best (not to mention the grammatical conundrums such verbs present).

I confess to having done this. Usually it is because I am simply gleaning my "friends" list and delete a few here and there. Every once in a while, it is because the person posts to much (I am also guilty of this).

In every case, when I want to add them back in as a friend, it involves a good does of humility on my part. What if they are offended? What if they won't take me back? What if....?

But in almost every case, they consent to my friend request and, I presume, they forgive me.

What if that is the kind of forgiveness that we are called to practice?