In today's Gospel, Jesus reverses some of the teachings that have come from the old Testament.People were once told that it was all right to take revenge upon people who had hurt them. Jesus is telling them not to to take revenge and to conquer evil with good.
During this season of Lent, we will get many opoortunities to do good. We should use them.It does not matter that we were hurt by the actions by others. Jesus wants us not to retaliate and instead to shower the enemy with acts of goodness.
Retaliation,forgiveness constricts our heart whereas forgiveness enlarges the horizon of our mind.Jesus wants us to be generous and forgiving.When we forgive, we experience the mercy of the Lord.We be come freed of all bondages.We become victors instead of victims.
We shall ask the Lord to give us the grace to foeget and forgive.
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