FORGIVE WITHOUT LIMIT

Tuesday of Third Sunday of Lent Year C Luke 4:24-30 “How often should I forgive?” Three things I would like to share: First, forgiveness is never easy. It is difficult but it is not impossible to make appease. That is why, our gospel for today is challenging us to be men and women of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the virtue of the brave. Brethren, forgive and keep doing it. Jesus in today’s gospel is telling not only Peter but all of us too to forgive not only seven times, but seventy-seven times. Meaning, forgive without limit. Why? Because the limit of forgiving is limitless. Forgiveness is not limited to the quantity of numbers. Forgiving is an endless and infinite Christian virtue. Keep this in mind, not to forgive is like drinking a poison and expecting others to die. Second, be quick in forgiving. Don’t procrastinate nor postpone it. Never delay in saying sorry. Delaying is making it worst. If you hurt someone in the morning don’t wait for the night to reconcile. When you forgive you heal. When you let go you grow. Forgive and forget. If its hard to forget then change the way you remember it. Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an aplogogy you never got. Brethren, forgive not because your enemies deserves forgiveness but you deserve peace. Finally, we need to forgive because we are 0% perfect and 100% forgiven. God’s math is like this: 3 nails plus 1 cross equals 4given. When you are tempted to lose patience with someone, remember how patient God has been with you. Forgive because FORGIVING IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF LOVING. There is no love without forgiveness and there is no forgiveness without love. Friends, stop remembering what God has forgotten. To heal a wound, you need to stop touching it. Blessings Fr. Jhack