St. Luke's "short form" of the Lord's Prayer pushes us into forgiving those who have trespassed against us with the words, "forgive us our sins, /for we forgive everyone in debt to us." (Lk 11: 4). Do we? We'd like to, we've tried to, and are still trying, but it's too risky an assumption unless we really take this statement and absorb it into the depths of our hearts and pray it from there. Just looking at offenses we have suffered, can we say that we've truly forgiven those who caused us hurt or insult, or who have ignored us? Grudges are long lasting and easier to carry than to release and dissolve. This one line, perhaps the most difficult in the prayer, deserves our scrutiny and sincere effort to put into practice. God help us do to so.
Bro. Rene
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