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Theo Tigno•
8/14/2003 12:19 pm
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Thursday, August 14th 2003 |
Matthew 18: 21 - 19: 1
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.' Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.' Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' But he refused. Instead, he had the fellow servant put in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. His master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart."
When Jesus finished these words, he left Galilee and went to the district of Judea across the Jordan.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for the safety and the protection of the unborn.
When you look at The Cross, what do you see?
I don't know who you struggle with in your life. What I do know is that we have been given a great gift: The Lamb of God who was sacrificed so that you can be forgiven. There is no way people will ever know about this great gift if we cannot live the Christian lifestyle, and forgiveness is a great part of living out our calling as disciples of Christ.
There will be some who are not willing to forgive you. That's a struggle as well, and naturally we do not want to forgive the denial of reconciliation. We must continue to pray for those who are not willing to forgive you because it is their souls that are on the line. You are your brother's keeper, and you must be concerned with their salvation. Continue to pray for them because their soul is on the line as well. Continue to show mercy and forgiveness to others because your soul is on the line daily. Continue to love one another because there are many souls who need to be inspired by your example.
Let us love one another knowing the sacrifice Jesus made when He gave His life. This is what I see when I look at The Cross. Take care and God Bless.
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