To Forgive Each Other
We pray, “to give up resentment of or claim to requital.” This is different than a simple debt, but the idea of debt is a perfect metaphor for both our need for God’s forgiveness and the constant need to regain ground in our relationships with each other. In our prayers, how do we give up the right to have negative feelings toward an offense?
I love how The Brilliance wrote a song about how to love our enemies. In our world today, we often face polarized situations—even among our dear family members. Are we able to see our enemy as our brother or sister?
When I look in the face of my enemy
I see my brother, I see my brother
Forgiveness is the garment of our courage
the power to make the peace we long to know
Open up our eyes, to see the wounds that bind all of humankind
May our shutter hearts greet the dawn of life with charity and love
When I look in the face of my enemy
I see my brother, I see my brother
