The gospel text, “If your brother does
something wrong, go and have it out with him alone…” (MT 18: 15) reveals to us
another element of living faithfully - how to nurture and maintain our
relationships.
God wants us to love as He loves us, even
loving those whose sins may have directly harmed us in some way. This is hard.
Sometimes we are not particularly forgiving and merciful towards those who sin
against us.
Our
sinfulness is exhibited by our sins against God in thought, word and deed. We seek God’s forgiveness that is always freely given. But
when we are offended or hurt others, our human response is to revenge
those who offended us. We harm or tarnish others by gossiping.
Forgiveness
is a constant and we need to forgive one another totally. This is not only for
the sake of the relationship, but also for our own physical, spiritual and
emotional health.
Don’t let
our hearts harden against others but help ourselves to go to them with Christ’s
love and forgiveness.
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