Forgiveness

I thought Prof. J.'s comment on forgiveness was really interesting when he brought up "as we forgive those who trespass against us" from the Lord's prayer. We were talking about enemies and God's view that we are supposed to forgive our enemies for the wrongs that they commit. How does God make it sound so easy to forgive people who have done something so wrong? I can understand if it was a mistake, but to do something really bad on purpose and just get forgiven so eaasily just doesn't seem like the right thing. Why would He forgive a murderer for taking someone away from their family, or forgive someone accused of rape while the victim could be scarred for life. I know these are extreme situations but it's just to prove the point. This topic of forgiveness ties back into chapter one of Pojman's book in the section describing turning the other cheek, and loving your enemy. Enemies are really only caused because of jealousy or betrayal. Why do these things have to exist if God wanted us to love our enemies? They make it that much harder to forgive or love again. But maybe that's the point. The challenge of relationships and getting along with everyones flaws. But that also brings me back to thinking that murderers probably dont have friends...so who is there to forgive them? Do they even deserve forgiveness?

Why is it so hard to forgive when God wants it to be so easy?