FORGIVE EACH OTHER

PRAYER MOMENT

Tuesday 1 March 2016, St David   

PRAYER MOMENT

Tuesday 1 March 2016, St David   

FORGIVE EACH OTHER

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “That is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you forgive one another from your heart.” (Matt 18:21-35)

Reflection. Forgiveness is the immediate result of repentance – at least with God. We are not so quick. Forgiveness is untying a knot, opening a gate so a prisoner can walk free, rescuing a stranded climber on a remote mountain, saving a drowning swimmer. A surge of new life and renewed energy flows into a person forgiven. You can see it in the lost son of Jesus’ story. The more real the repentance, the more effective the forgiveness. Sometimes it is hard to repent. If a person meets a willingness to forgive it helps them repent. God loves to forgive, to give new life, new energy. He just looks for that seed of repentance.

Prayer. Lord, help us to repent and help us to forgive. They are so close to each other. Amen.

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “That is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you forgive one another from your heart.” (Matt 18:21-35)

Reflection. Forgiveness is the immediate result of repentance – at least with God. We are not so quick. Forgiveness is untying a knot, opening a gate so a prisoner can walk free, rescuing a stranded climber on a remote mountain, saving a drowning swimmer. A surge of new life and renewed energy flows into a person forgiven. You can see it in the lost son of Jesus’ story. The more real the repentance, the more effective the forgiveness. Sometimes it is hard to repent. If a person meets a willingness to forgive it helps them repent. God loves to forgive, to give new life, new energy. He just looks for that seed of repentance.

Prayer. Lord, help us to repent and help us to forgive. They are so close to each other. Amen.