Reconciliation. (quick unedited thoughts)

It's a tough subject. Forgiving people and asking for Forgiveness. It is hard and what God ask of us is even Harder. Today God really put this verse on my heart

Matthew 5:²³ “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, ²⁴ leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

So I thought and prayed about it, and then a few people came to mind (of which I have already messaged and asked for forgiveness) But then the thought occurred to me It doesn't say Go and tell that person you are sorry, it says "go and be reconciled to them." 
What does that even mean? (don't worry I'll look it up for you)

rec·on·cile  

/ˈrekənˌsīl/

Verb Restore friendly relations between: "she wanted to be reconciled with her father". Cause to coexist in harmony; make or show to be compatible.

So technically I should go about trying to restore friendly relations between anyone who was my friend and now isn't because of something I've done wrong.

Later on in Matthew 18 Jesus tells us to go to people who have wronged us and be reconciled to them too.  Matthew 18:¹⁵ “If your brother or sister^[b] sins,^[c] go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. ¹⁶ But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

Mark 11: ²⁵ And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

weather or not we caused the problem or they caused the problem The Gospel is clear, we should be reconciled. 

Forgiveness is apparently a big deal to God It seems like no matter the situation as Christians we have to initiate forgiveness, and reconciliation. 

^{2 corinthians 5:18} All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: ¹⁹ that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. ²⁰ We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

If God can forgive people like us who sins against him are many, then I think with his help we can forgive the humans we have to share this earth with.  

For more on Forgiveness and reconciliation I recommend reading this article:

http://theresurgence.com/files/2011/04/10/Keller-Forgiveness_and_Reconciliation.pdf