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March 5, 2024One of the most frequent themes in the teachings of Jesus is the need for us to forgive others. Today’s parable is an example. In a time of conversion like Lent, where the Church directs us to trust the redemptive forgiveness of God, we are invited by this parable to ponder the correlation between the redemptive forgiveness of God and our forgiveness and compassion for others. This correlation is a recurring and central idea of the Christian faith: our relationship with God is inseparable from our relationship with others.
Today’s parable presents the example of the forgiveness of God to show how we should forgive all wrongdoings. The conclusion of Jesus is clear: forgiveness is boundless because God is boundless in his mercy and compassion for us. Forgiveness has two aspects: to ask for forgiveness and to forgive. To ask for forgiveness requires humility and awareness of our offenses. To forgive entails a larger human and Christian aspect. To ask for forgiveness is only to say, “I have transgressed”; to forgive means to say, “you have transgressed, but I still love you”. To forgive is much more difficult, it can only become easier when we experience the love of God in our lives.
May we look and experience the boundless love and mercy of God and be filled with that boundless mercy for ourselves and our fellow brothers and sisters!
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