STRETCHING OUR BOUNDARIES=ON FORGIVENESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRETCHING OUR BOUNDARIES=ON FORGIVENESS

 

Do you have limits=or do you HAVE BOUNDARIES=ON FORGIVENESS?=

Of another person=IF you do=I have some NEWS for you=and me too=If

 

We do=we are NOT LIVING=According to the TEACHINGS=of Jesus Christ=

And the HOLY FATHER GOD=STRETCHING OUR BOUNDARIES=ON FORGIVENESS=

“And if he WRONGS you=seven times=in one day=and RETURNS to you=

Seven times saying=’I am SORRY’=You should FORGIVE him”                                                         Luke 17:4

 

You have LIMITS=on your forgiveness=I do=WE ALL DO-And if we do=we

ARE NOT LIVING the way=God Wants us to live=This is an EXTREMELY

DIFFICULT TEACHING=extremely challenging=IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE=but

That is the WAY=Our Lord=wants us to live=WITHOUT KEEPING TRACK=of

How many times=a person=has wronged us=STENGTHENING OUR BOUNDARIES=

ON FORGIVENESS

 

God wants to STRETCH US=that is WHY we are Christians=to LIVE according

To the Holy Father God’s and Jesus’ PURPOSE=to LIVE with love=to live

With forgiveness=and to live with kindness=Living with PURPOSE=Living

With FORGIVENESS=in our hearts

 

“But with you=THERE IS FORGIVENESS==so that we can=with reverence

Serve you”                                                                                                                                                             Psalm 130:4

 

“All the prophets=Testify about him=That everyone who believes in him=

RECEIVES FORGIVENESS=of sins through his name”                                                                      Acts 10:43

 

“In fact=the law requires=that nearly everything=be cleansed

With blood=and WITHOUT the shedding of blood=there is NO FORGIVENESS”              Hebrews 9:22

 

Jesus tells us=INSISTS UPON US=that no matter=How Many times=a person

Sins against us=We are to FORGIVE INFINITELY=we are to forgive FREELY=and

We are to forgive family=forgive friends=and even FORGIVE STRANGERS=when

They have wronged us=STRETCHING THE BOUNDARIES=ON OUR FORGIVENESS

 

I HOPE =I am not keeping track=of how many times I have forgiven someone=

And I hope you are NOT EITHER!=We are to FORGIVE 70X7=”But who

Can discern their own errors?=FORGIVE my hidden faults”                                                             Psalm 19:12

 

“Then Peter came to Jesus=and asked’=’Lord=HOW MANY TIMES=shall I

FORGIVE=My brother or sister=who sins against me=’UP TO SEVEN TIMES?’

Jesus answered=’I tell you not seven times=but SEVENTY-SEVEN TIMES’”                  Matthew 18:21-22

In other words=INFINITELY=as CHRISTIANS=that is what we are supposed

To do=that is to be=ONE OF THE PURPOSES=of our life

 

Dear Lord=I pray=WE PRAY=that You the HOLY FATHER GOD=of love=

Of forgiveness=and kindness=STRETCH THE BOUNDARIES=of our hearts=and

That I/WE LEARN to forgive=in the WAY=you want us to do=NO KEEPING TRACK

Of how many times=STRETCHING THE BOUNDARIES=OF OUR HEARTS

ON FORGIVENESS=Learning to FORGIVE=as Jesus did

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our EVER LIVING=ever loving=ever

FORGIVING=Holy Gather God

 

Robert P. Wallman

11-10-2024

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.