Today is the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. The gospel parable of the wicked servant reminds us of our responsibility to practice charity towards our brethren, particularly when it comes to forgiving. If we forgive others their failings, our heavenly Father will forgive ours; but if we do not forgive others, our Father will not forgive our failings either.
Saint Paul's epistle tells us that our fight is not against flesh and blood, but rather against principalities and powers. Satan wants to cause division by sowing discord amongst us. He does this when we succomb to fostering bitterness, hatred and an unwillingness to forgive one another from the heart. When one chooses not to forgive his brother, one gives that person power over oneself that is unhealthy.
Today let us make it our aim to love one another as Christ has loved us.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching.
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