12th November 2018 Monday 32nd Week in Ordinary Time - St. Josaphat

Reflection
Titus 1:1-9, Luke 17:1-6
“A bag of potatoes”
In today’s gospel passage, Jesus invites us to be continuously loving and forgiving. We have surely in different moments fallen out with a friend, parent, a sibling. We feel that we have been treated unfairly and become resentful towards the other person.

Yet, Jesus calls us to forgive because to pardon others is a gift to ourselves. When we forgive, we free ourselves from the heaviness of anger and bitterness. To forgive continuously, however, is something that is humanly impossible. Real forgiveness starts from God’s love. It comes from an ever-deepening friendship with God. In communion with God, we draw strength and courage to forgive.

Question for reflection:
What strikes me in this passage that challenges me to love differently?