In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus spoke to discord saying, “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift" (Mt 5:23-24).
His answer to our anger is to lay down the rod of reprisal and raise the bar of human conduct to the level of Divine redemption, which calls for more than simply resisting retribution that in itself may give rise to a begrudging spirit.
Instead, our Lord calls us to seek reconciliation so that both parties may blessed by applying a salve to the wound rather than allow it to remain open and fester through long-term neglect or indifference. The Divine aim is not simply to establish civility in the midst of discord, it is rather to re-establish the chords of mutual care and concern.
Perhaps there is someone you have not been able to forgive because of your frail humanity. Why not seek Divine forgiveness to be channeled through you, coming from the Father who loves us all to the individual you have trouble loving at all? It is His call for you, therefore He can cause it to happen through you. Jus' Say'n.
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