Saturday, March 19, 2016 Forgive Us Our Trespasses
For if, you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father
will not forgive your sins. Matthew
6:14-15
Have
you ever been untreated unfairly by someone? Of course you have, everyone on
the face of the earth has. Sometimes the act they committed against you was so bad
that it seems impossible to forgive them. In fact, we would probably rather get
them back in revenge then forgive them. You know the saying: “Don’t get mad -
get even’!” When I was assigned this
verse, I looked at the verse and realized something I hadn’t noticed before –
if you do not forgive men their sins your heavenly Father will not forgive your
sins.
Reading
this verse, I realized that if I want God to forgive my sins I had better
forgive those that have sinned against me. For this reason, we need our Lord’s
help in forgiving others. We’ve all had to cry out to God at some point in our
lives saying, “What did I do to deserve this punishment?”, or “They’re the ones
doing wrong not me!”, or even “Why me Lord, why me?” Yet I have learned through my life that God
created the earth, died on the cross, and rose again on Easter morning. Also,
God knows what He is doing with my life and your life. Everything happens for a
reason – most likely to test your faith and hopefully the outcome will
strengthen your faith.
The
next time you find it hard to forgive a person for whatever kind of wrong they
did to you, do not do what most people do by trying to get even (it never
works) rather, read this verse and remember with God’s help we can forgive.[1]
O Lord, in your goodness you bestow abundant
graces on your elect: Look with favor, we entreat you, upon those who in these
Lenten days are being prepared for you Holy Baptism, and grant them the help of
your protection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen[2]
Lord Jesus, help us to pray Your prayer;
“Father forgive them…”
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