Forgiving others can be one of the most difficult things, but yet it is a mandate from Jesus himself and he has also made it a condition for our own forgiveness.
Everyday when we pray the Lord’s Prayer we pray “forgive us our trespasses AS WE FORGIVE those who trespass against us”
How often do we take time to reflect on these words? So we truly understand them?
If we have hardness of heart towards others, then we cannot be open to God’s grace, love and forgiveness. This is why Jesus teaches us that our forgiveness is conditional or relational for our forgiveness towards others.
We cannot expect to be forgiven our sins whilst we harbour hatred and resentment towards others. This is the challenge of the Gospel for all of us who claim to be Christians and Children of God
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