Reflection on Mt 6:15

“If you do not forgive others their trespasses,

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

For two weeks, the word of life will remind us of the necessity of forgiveness. If we forgive others, the Lord enlightens our minds and we understand that we also have hurt others and need forgiveness. Therefore, it is good to know and adopt a life principle expressed in the short prayer: “My God, I forgive this person, and I pray that You also forgive me, for I have hurt and offended many, and I was blind to my own guilt and unwilling to admit it.” Every act of forgiveness marks a spiritual breakthrough. It is no good philosophizing or theologizing about it. You need to make this step. And then you will experience peace and the light of understanding that you have never had before. You will gain the assurance that when you ask for God’s mercy, God forgives your sins because you have fulfilled the condition and forgiven your brother from your heart. Harbouring bitterness in our heart toward a brother keeps us in darkness, and our salvation is not only endangered but outright excluded. Let us therefore practise forgiveness, especially in small fraternal communities.

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