To err is human, to forgive is a choice.
The third reason people have difficulty changing a tribal belief is one of the saddest but most firmly held beliefs I have encountered: Mistakes, transgressions, or sins are not forgivable.…
The worst part about this tribal belief is that because you think you can never be forgiven, you sever your relationship with God or your Higher Power and cut yourself off from receiving divine guidance and recognizing synchronicity at work in your life.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 228