Tag: Forgiveness

Called to Forgive; Thursday in the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Scripture Reflection

Called to Forgive; Thursday in the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time

Forgiveness is freedom. It frees us from hurt and anger and it gives the other person the freedom to try and do better. Asking for forgiveness is an invitation to those we have hurt to allow themselves to be healed and towards reconciling our relationship with each other, and it is an admission and promise that we need to and will do better going forward. Continue reading Called to Forgive; Thursday in the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time

A Journey of 10,000 Little Steps; Tuesday in the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time
Scripture Reflection

A Journey of 10,000 Little Steps; Tuesday in the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time

It is easy to write off “bad people”. We tell ourselves that they have made their choices and they will have to deal with the consequences of the life they have chosen…But God looks on us with different eyes. God does not condemn us for our past but sees in us the potential of our future and helps to bring us there. Continue reading A Journey of 10,000 Little Steps; Tuesday in the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time