FORGIVE FROM THE HEART

PRAYER PAUSE

Tuesday 21 March 2017

FORGIVE FROM THE HEART

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “And that is how my heavenly Father wil deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from the heart.’” (Matt 18:21-35)

Reflection. We have lived the Year of Mercy and constantly heard the call to be compassionate and to welcome the migrant and to forgive our “enemy. And we agree these are noble exhortations. But now we come down to the hard reality of living with others who are different from us, who have needs that make demands on us, who irritant and even oppose us.. It is not the survival of everyone but only the fittest that seems, again, to dominate our jungle world. How do we break down the barriers between us? Politics is an unforgiving game and politicians’ decisions influence our lives. There is a rising tide of selfishness evident in the choices of electorates.  Can we give a witness of forgiveness “from the Heart”?

Prayer. Lord, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Amen.