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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Daniel 3:25, 34-43, Psalm 25, Matthew 18:21-35
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"THE PATH TO PEACE" (Lk 19:42)
"Your ways, O Lord, make known to me; teach me Your paths." —Psalm 25:4
God first taught His ways to His people by giving them His Ten
Commandments (Ex 20:1ff). His people lost their way, so God "tried again"
(Jer 18:4). He sent them prophets to teach them His ways, and promised to
write His laws and ways upon their hearts (Jer 31:33). God's people
struggled to grasp His ways (Is 55:8).
God's next step was to send Jesus as a Teacher to teach us His ways and
paths (Jn 3:16). Jesus taught us that God's way is to forgive repeatedly
from the heart (Mt 18:35). Next, Jesus personally made known to us God's
paths. He shouldered His cross and walked up the path to Calvary. In so
doing, Jesus taught us God's path, the path of forgiveness, and God's way,
the way of the cross. Like all good teachers, Jesus then summarized His
lesson on God's way of forgiveness as He hung from His cross, saying,
"Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing" (Lk 23:34).
Jesus forgave those who were hurting Him far more than seventy times seven
times (Mt 18:22). He forgives all sinners for all time.
The lesson "is finished" (Jn 19:30). Now it's time for the final exam. The
Lord is testing you in the heat of the Lenten desert to determine if you
are sincere about following His ways and His paths (see Dt 8:2; 13:4). As
part of the forgiveness test, the Lord sends into your life people close
enough to be able to hurt you more than seven times, such as a family
member, associate, relative, or boss (Mt 18:21). Will you forgive them
repeatedly from your heart? Follow the narrow path and pass the
forgiveness test.
Prayer: Father, forgive me my trespasses in the same manner that I forgive
those who trespass against me (Mt 6:12).
Promise: "Good and upright is the Lord; thus He shows sinners the
way." —Ps 25:8
Praise: Theresa keeps on believing in Love, no matter how many times her
acts of love seem to have no effect.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
August 14, 2007
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