Forgive and be forgiven.
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When we make anything, we make it with a purpose.
Vehicles are manufactured for the purpose of traveling in them.
Food is cooked for the purpose of eating.
Houses are built for the purpose of living in.
When the produced things lose their ability to serve the purpose for which they were produced , they become trash.
God created us with a purpose.
The only purpose for which we were created is ‘to love.’
That is why, God has given us two sweet commandments:
1. Love me.
2. Love your your neighbours as you love yourself.
To love ourselves doesn’t need a commandment, it is taken for granted.
One who loves automatically serves the person whom he loves.
Another thing that automatically follows love is forgiveness.
When our first parents broke God’s commandment, He immediately promised to send them a redeemer to amend for their sin.
His love for us is so great that He sent His only Son to amend for our sins by sacrificing Himself on the Cross.
He forgives our sins the moment we feel sorry for them.
Just as He forgives us, He expects us to forgive our neighbours.
Unless we forgive our neighbours we have no right to ask God to forgive us.
God’s love is real, so He is ready to forgive us how many so ever times we sin against Him.
If we are not ready to forgive our neighbours, it only means that our love for them is not real.
Unreal love is no love.
A man with no love is equal to a car with no engine, both are useless.
Before asking God to forgive our sin, we must make an examination of conscience to see whether we have forgiven those who have trespassed against us.
If we have forgiven ,we can proceed to ask God to forgive our sins.
If we have not ,we must feel sorry for our failure and forgive them first and then we must request God to forgive our sins.
Jesus Himself has asked us to pray to our Heavenly Father,
“Father, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us.”
To err is human,
but , to forgive is divine.
God is love.
Love loves us so that we may also love.
From love proceeds mercy and forgiveness.
From mercy proceed service and good works.
From forgiveness proceeds peace.
If we accept God who resides in our heart ,
which is the seat of love,
we will also love and be merciful.
Just as God forgives us, let us forgive our neighbours.
Let us love.
Let us forgive and be forgiven.
Lourdu Selvam.
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