SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN

PRAYER PAUSE        

Thursday 17 August 2017

SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “How often must I forgive … as much as seven times?” Jesus answered, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:21-19:1)

Reflection. The OT describes God as a God of tenderness and mercy, slow to judge, eager to forgive. It is a dscription of the Father Jesus shows in word and action. If we could live it ourselves it would work wonders in our marriages, communities and countries. We are just so quick to judge, so slow to forgive. And yet the fabric of life is so messy and we are all so self-serving. Forgiveness cuts through it all and “wipes out a multitude of sins.”

 

Prayer. Lord, help us to forgive one another time after time. Prevent us from nursing grudges and resentments. Amen.