Holy Spirit help me forgive and release all who sin against me…

 
Matthew 6:7-15

 
Jesus spoke a great deal about forgiveness. Of all the eight phrases in the Lord’s Prayer, it is the practice of forgiveness that He chose to underscore after teaching his disciples to pray.  It is inevitable that each of us is sinned against by others. Whether it is my son barking back at me, a neighbour gossiping about another’s personal affairs, an assault on the street, social media affronts, or a government that uses our tax dollars to support abortion clinics, I am hurt, slandered, wronged and even persecuted on a daily basis. Every day there is at least one person or one system I need to release from my heart, to forgive – and not speak resentfully about to others. If I do not forgive others, I am subscribing to darkness.  But if I choose to forgive and release other’s unrighteousness from my own heart and mind, then I can freely bask in the Light of God’s extraordinary love. As I go about my life hour by hour, will I collect and harbor the sins of others, setting my mind on the unrighteousness of others, or even seek vengeance? Or will I hear Jesus’ counsel and consider how God forgives me, so that I can live into wholeness of life by forgiving others? Holy Spirit, help me forgive and release all who sin against me.
 
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may be faithful in your sight; Give me an undivided heart to revere your name. (Psalm 86:11)
 
Freedom is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want. Rather, FREEDOM is the ability to live responsibly the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.
Saint Pope John Paul II
 
Soli ad gloriam Dei
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