Not because it is rational...
"to refuse to forgive 'thee' [the Other] is to demand more than God has demanded from 'me.'"
"We should never make our forgiveness dependent upon or conditioned by another's apology. It is presumed and unconditional. As we are subtly reminded in the example of the sinful woman in Luke's Gospel (see 7:36-50), some people crave to be pardoned but have never learned the social grace of directly asking for it. We forgive not because it is rational nor because of a person's request. We forgive simply because of the Lord and Divine Master's requirement. It is the fruit of a follower's fidelity and the most difficult footprint in which to step."
-Albert Haase, Franciscan priest, in Reflections on the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
Amen.
"We should never make our forgiveness dependent upon or conditioned by another's apology. It is presumed and unconditional. As we are subtly reminded in the example of the sinful woman in Luke's Gospel (see 7:36-50), some people crave to be pardoned but have never learned the social grace of directly asking for it. We forgive not because it is rational nor because of a person's request. We forgive simply because of the Lord and Divine Master's requirement. It is the fruit of a follower's fidelity and the most difficult footprint in which to step."
-Albert Haase, Franciscan priest, in Reflections on the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
Amen.
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