Forgiveness
as means of experiencing God’s Mercy
FORGIVENESS
is difficult, and the Gospel today reminds us that we will only receive
forgiveness if we forgive others. Jesus encourages us to forgive as many as
seventy-seven times, which is unlimited because our Father does not limit the
number of times, He forgives us. We are invited to forgive at all times
whomever seeks forgiveness from us.
The parable of the ungrateful servant is a reminder to remember God's love and mercy, as He has forgiven us all our sins and reached out to us despite our disobedience and temptations. Each of us have received such great grace and good things from God, just like the master had shown pity on his servant, forgiving him a massive sum of debt. We need to ask ourselves if we have held grudge or hatred against one another and
refused to forgive others for their faults and sins.
The
Lord's prayer states that we must forgive others first and be kind,
compassionate, merciful and forgiving before we expect to be forgiven by God.
This is because if we continue to hate each other, it is likely that we will
continue to sin. If we have not learnt to forgive like God had forgiven us and
loved us, then how can we gain true forgiveness and reconciliation with Him?
We
all have flaws because we live with one another as missionaries. We frequently
make each other wrong. We are invited by our constitution's article 41 to
acknowledge our faults and beg forgiveness from our brothers. We are obligated
to show one another love. We can demonstrate this love by forgiving one
another. "He who much is forgiven, loves More." Lk. 7:47.
Let
us love one another, let us forgive each other. God bless you all.
Nelson
Shirima
IV
Year Theology
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