Mystery of the day: Glorious
"... and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to..." (Luke 11:4)
Every now and then a true Chistian seeks to find God, to reconcile when feel he is far from the divine, and hoping to receive when asked.
It is this longing that prompted one of the apostles to ask Jesus to teach them how to pray. Jesus in His word did not end up in verbosity but in simple form of communication. Thus:
"When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation." (Like 112-4)
This does not in any way portrays that they were not praying before, as devout Jews, they were accustomed to pray in the synagogue at a specified time. Therefore, this solemn request borne out of the desire to be more intimate with God than ever.
In our reflection today, we are being invited to display in sincerity the spirit of "forgiveness"; that is to see ourselves in others. To bear with the weakness of others as St. Paul admonished us.
For when we pray:
"... and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to..." (Luke 11:4)
We are indirectly telling God not to forgive us as long as we refuse to forgive others. So forgiveness is in our palms, failure to forgive others makes our sins to be unforgivable. Let us forgive so that we may be forgiven.
Peace! Be with you.
Fada PIUSRALPH prays for you
Let us pray 🙏
Most Merciful God, we thank You for the love You shower upon us. We beg, Thee, O! Lord to give us the grace to forgive ourselves and others, so that we may be forgiven for forgiveness comes from You. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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