THURSDAY 19TH WEEK IN
ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.
1ST READING: EZEKIEL 12:1-12
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 18:21, -19:1
THEME: DO NOT
KILL THE SPIRIT OF FORGIVENESS.
The Lord got
tired of the sins of the house of Israel and he was looking for any way
possible to save them. He sent them many prophets but they did not heed to what
they were saying. Now he is demonstrating what is to befall them but still they
remained adamant. When he gets tired of all these things, destruction will
follow. The Israelites we talk about is no more the Israelites of old but we
that live in this generation.
In the gospel,
Jesus gave us the mandate to forgive without ceasing but some do push people to
the wall of killing the spirit of forgiveness in them just like the Israelites
in the first reading. Think of the servant who was forgiven of the greater debt
he owed, he went ahead to punish another who owed him without thinking about
the grace he received and the consequences of the act. The forgiveness granted
him was withdrawn immediately. The spirit of forgiveness towards him was killed
by his own hands.
That we are
bound to forgive is not a guarantee for us to continue to offend each other.
God said we must forgive in other to be forgiven but we should also know that
we are all human beings. If we remain adamant continuing to offend and provoke
our neighbours or we behave like that wicked servant in the gospel, we may lose
the chance of being forgiven if we do not make amend on time. As we expect
others to forgive us when we sin against them, let us not also kill the spirit
of forgiveness in them. Again, we are expected also to forgive as we expect forgiveness
from others 7 times 70. Thanks.
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