"For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly father will also forgive you."
Jesus puts a lot of emphasis on forgiveness in his teachings.He makes our forgiveness of others even conditional for the forgiveness of our sins by God.
Jesus understands the nature of man.Man will always be unhappy and can never enjoy peace if he nurses grudges and hateful feelings in his heart.It always happens that one gets hurt in his dealings with one another.Even if we are perfect and very careful, there will always be a possibility of creating hurts and wounds in others because of our words, actions or the nuances of our words.So too we will be hurt by the actions of others.We have to let go of those feelings.It may not be possible to forgive because of the way we are.The hurts could be deeper and very piercing, affecting the future of our lives, our jobs, our reputation and the status of our families.How can we get rid of such hateful feelings.Humanly , it is not possible but with God's grace, it is possible for us to forget those hurts.What is our reward?God will forgive our sins.However sinful we are, God's mercy is there for us to experience and to feel free of the impact of our sins.
Today God has given us an opportunity to forget the past and to forgive all those who have hurt us.We have to put our trust in the Lord and believe that he would repair the damage and give us the grace to be whole again.Once we let these hard feelings go away from our mind, we can feel a sense of peace and joy that nobody else can give us.
Lord, help me to forgive all those who have hurt me in my life.Bless them and protect them.Have mercy on me.
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