Mandisa Hundley, gospel singer and one of the 12 finalists on the TV show American Idol, met with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson to find out if she made it through to the next round of the competition.

Simon had previously made a sarcastic remark upon seeing Mandisa, who is a heavy-set woman: "Do we have a bigger stage this year?"

When she entered the room to learn the judges' verdict, Mandisa looked right at Simon and addressed him:

Simon, a lot people want me to say a lot of things to you. But this is what I want to say…yes, you hurt me, and I cried, and it was painful. It really was, but I want you to know that I've forgiven you, and that you don't need someone to apologize in order to forgive somebody. And I figure that if Jesus could die so that all of my wrongs could be forgiven, I can certainly extend that same grace to you. I just wanted you to know that.

Randy said, "Amen." Simon apologized and hugged the singer, and Mandisa discovered she had been selected to advance into the next round.