Questioning the Quality of Forgiveness

There are some people who believe that once they have decided mentally and emotionally to forgive someone, it's a done deal. They also believe it can be accomplished with little or no communication. This approach calls into question the quality of forgiveness being offered and what state the relationship is in.

Is it credible to believe there are different qualities of forgiveness? Everyone has questioned whether someone was sincere when they were asking for or receiving forgiveness. It might appear that a person who casually asked to be forgiven had little regard for the other person's feelings. It calls into question if there was any depth of meaning to the forgiveness that was desired.

Forgiveness may appear meaningless if it doesn't show evidence to a change in attitude and action. Forgiveness must be more than an attempt to placate guilt or soothe over anger. Fortunately, God knows the depths of our intentions when we seek forgiveness from him. He extends to us perfect forgiveness because his love is perfect. 
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And forgive us our sins as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

~Matthew 6:12 Beck – New Testament in the Language of Today

There is no other God like you, O Lord; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.

~Micah 7:18 Good News Bible