This weeks gospel message

Give up Holding on to Pain

Forgiveness is today’s topic. For some of us that word causes us some anxiety. We want to forgive others, but we find excuses for our lack of living it out. This is a complicated topic. And we know at some level that forgiveness is really the way to freedom. Jesus sets the stage with a parable. We meet a King who is beyond gracious to a slave. And then that same slave is beyond stingy with his own grace and mercy toward another slave. He has no grace. Jesus uses inequality to make a dramatic point. The point is this. Can we forgive as God has forgiven us? The benefit of forgiveness is freedom in life. If we forgive, we move on and live in freedom. We lose the pain, the anger, the bitterness and our hearts can be opened up again. I encourage you to always move toward forgiveness. Take that road because it will lead to the places you want to go.