Forgiveness
‘Shouldn t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?
(Matthew 18:33)
A counsellor once told me that Christian families have something which those who don’t
follow Christ usually lack– the ability to repent and to forgive. This is not surprising.
Jesus puts our asking God for forgiveness for our sins right at the heart of his Lord s Prayer.
He also reminds us, however, that to experience forgiveness from God is transforming, as we see the need to forgive others.
This the point of the question asked above, which comes from a parable of Jesus.
To be forgiven so much and yet not to forgive others is strange indeed.
We remember that Jesus prayed for the forgiveness of those who crucified him.
Question for thought: Are there those in my life whom I have not forgiven?
This week Lord, we pray for our members in Bunbury WA and Rockhampton in Queensland.
May the light of the Gospel that they share shine before others so that they see their good works
and give glory to our heavenly Father.
(Matthew 5:16)