World Forgiveness Day: The Bounty of Forgiveness.

 

July 7 is recognized as "Global Forgiveness Day" on the US National Day Calendar to encourage forgiveness as part of an element of personal health.

While it is great to give "forgiveness" the importance it deserves, maybe Good Friday, should be actually World Forgiveness Day! 

Today Jesus forgave and recommended to the father to forgive His assassins, murderess, betrayers, deserters, mockers, thieves, gamblers, bribery takers, - everyone who were involved in nailing Him to the cross.

Good Friday is about forgiveness as well as a demonstration of God's love. When we forgive someone, we stop disliking them. We pray for them; we support them in times of need. It does not mean we start immediately liking them, that may take time. We may not like them. But we stop disliking them. We stop hating them. We stop gossiping about them, however juicy it may seem. 

Today, following His example, can we think of one person (or more) whom we have not been able to forgive, decide to do so and pray to our God and Holy Spirit to give us the strength to forgive. And... can we also forgive ourselves, including our regrets, failures and dislikes.

We are called on to share the bounty we have received from God and Forgiveness is part of that bounty, given to us on that Friday on the cross.