Forgiving our enemies


Tuesday of week 11 in Ordinary Time


Matthew 5:43-48

How does one love the enemy?  Though at first glance, we feel that this is totally impossible, actually, it's not. It just goes to show that forgiveness is not our property, but God's.  Hear this saying, "To err is human; to forgive is divine."  When we forgive, we are partaking in God's own divinity.

Second, forgiveness is like medicine; it takes time to heal.  It is like antibiotic; it needs to be taken every 3 or 4 hours everyday for 7 days.  It takes a process to forgive.

Third, when we forgive, we identify with Jesus in his most supreme act of self-offering, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they do."  At that exact moment, heaven is offered to all enemies in every age to receive God's forgiveness. For God loves all people, especially sinners.


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