The agonized Sufferer, void of resentment but full of pity for the heartlessness of His treatment in being nailed to the cross, and blatant cruelty, voiced the first of several utterances from the cross.
"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do" [Luke 23:34]. It was a plea for those who had brought anguish and death to the Father's well beloved Son, the Savior and Redeemer of the world. It demonstrates the depth of Jesus' compassion, even as he was being crucified. It serves as a reminder to us forgive others, regardless of their actions.
Sources Include: The Day Son by Jeffrey R Holland; Jesus The Christ by James E. Talmage, The Christ Commission by Brad Wilcox, The Holy Bible, The Pearl of Great Price
