The gift of forgiveness

One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. Proverbs 17:9

Lord Jesus bore all our sins on His sufferings and on the Cross he paid the price to gain us by unconditionaly forgiving us in God's love. He has no sin in himself that's why he was able to bear sins on his body without being getting himself corrupted in soul , blotting out the sins of our souls. Now those who believes In Jesus will be in salvation by forgiveness and grace of God . Our life are hidden in Jesus wounds.

If we got our debts freed from Jesus by our belief in him..we ought to do the same to all Jesus gives us.  When speaking to disciples after Resurrection "Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” John 20-21-23

Yes to the ones who are forgiven by Lord, he breathes the Holy Spirit and gives the power to forgive sins...who by faith clings on to Jesus will be purified by Jesus to make us eligible to share in His sacrifice. If anyone hurt you or sin against you..the sins power will be deactivated if we forgive them of what they have done to us..their sin will no longer be active but ends in our forgiveness. Thus reducing the debt of the sin ,in power of Jesus who is active  in us. But if Jesus power is not active in us, that is if we are not in full faith that our sins are blotted out and freed from flesh or have not surrendered ourselves in repentance  to confess our sins we will be still clinging to our flesh and the passions of flesh will be outweighing the power of Jesus..this causes us to react in a fleshly way to the one who hurted us..this will result in transfer of sin and increased debt of both souls.. corrupting both the souls

So let us think of our actions and reactions..let us come to the grace of God's unconditional forgiveness through belief in Jesus Christ thus freeing ourselves from flesh and laws..let us be filled in God's love through holy spirit..let us experience the joy of being pardoned unconditionally and thus share this joy of forgiveness to all whom god gives us..and gain them for God in love.

 Let us listen to what He says..and follow him taking our cross that is the way of our salvation . All the crosses that the world inflict us on submitting to lord will be transformed into way of salvation.

So let's pray
Jesus increase in us each second and I decrease. As you are forgiving me and gaining me to Lord's eternal life, give me the grace to forgive all whom you give me and thus gain them to your love. Increase my faith in you and let our life grow in fullness of you. O Jesus you Come daily into us as Holy Eucharist..help us to receive you. Give us grace of repentance and surrender ourselves to your forgiving sacrament.

O my Jesus forgive us our sins as we forgive others...

God is love...love fulfills all laws.

Amen

Jesus , lamb of God who takes away our sins

Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin), "1 Peter 4:1

One who suffer in body frees himself from sin. When Jesus who has no sin in soul embraces us and whole world, our sins is  absorbed onto his body and this caused/brought him sufferings. But his soul was uncorrupted..by suffering,he paid the price for our debts of sins to Lord and freed us from debts of sins by his sacrifice. He freed  the soul from slavery of flesh  and resurrected in spirit..giving this uncorrupted spirit (holy spirit)to all who believe in him. Thus bringing us to new life in him.. our life is hidden in Jesus(Colossians 3:3)..now  "I have been crucified with Christ; 20 and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. " Galatians 2:19-20

"for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. Colossians 3:3-4

Yes when we decrease and Jesus increase to fullness in us ,our soul will also be revealed uncorrupted in perfection. Hence by the power of God..holy spirit crush the passions of flesh and rise in spirit through Jesus in faith.

'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.."1 Peter 1:3-7

Meditate
Romans 6:3-14

Bring to Jesus presence

"..some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed;
they were trying to bring him in and set him in his presence. 
But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd,
they went up on the roof
and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles
into the middle in front of Jesus. 
When Jesus saw their faith, he said,
"As for you, your sins are forgiven." (Luke 5:17-26)

What strikes about the Gospel passage today is the willingness and dedication of the people who help the paralyzed man attain forgiveness (ultimately, to be physically healed) for his sins. Yes Jesus is showing us what he was going to accomplish and what lord is assigning us to do as a good Steward.

Jesus prays " “I did not lose a single one of those whom you gave me.” (John 18:9)& they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. (John17:8-9)As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world(John 17:18)

Yes Jesus took our sins in the cross and freed us from our sins ,through unconditional love and forgiveness. He gained all our souls to lord. We just have to surrender and believe in His Name "Jesus" the only name for salvation."Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one"(John17:11)

Jesus also prays
"As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world"(John 17:18)
Yes we have the Stewardship of our brothers soul. We have to be faithful steward of all goodness given to us by grace of God. We have to use them for gaining the ones  assigned to us by Lord to bring to Jesus presence. Our good gifts and blessings are not gained by us but bestowed by the grace of Lord. The gift of prayer,the gift of intercession,the gift of word of God,the blessings of wealth, blessings of good health, blessings of time, even blessings to suffer..yes we have to be faithful steward of all these God has given us..we must use all these to bring the ones God asks us,to Jesus presence,thus reducing their load of sins and thus sufferings..this makes heaven happy and also our souls secure by glorifying Lord by our mission.

This stewardship will be as simple as reciting a small prayer for a soul (living or passed away) that lord prompts us..this will bring relief to the soul.

 Now we are in light and we are able to accomplish what lord asks us to do and thus glorify him..but a time is soon coming,when we won't be able to do anything..hence let us do when we can..

The force that drives us to accomplish it is God's love. Let us do it in love for our lord who by His sacrificial love freed us from our debts..

let us" make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes.“Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. (luke16:9-10)


Let us pray
Dear Lord, we are stewards of the wealth you gave us. But we are dishonest to the blessings by not using it properly in your wish.we are proud,we are selfish or sometimes even distrusting you. Lord forgive us. .Please never take away the stewardship from us..give us wisdom in right time to use it as you wish to gain the souls to Jesus and thus reducing their debts.Fill us in your love and realization of  the great prize you paid for us to free us and that we are our Fathers own children. Thank you Jesus for unraveling your messages to us through your living word. Let it pierce our inner thoughts and purify us for you in fire of your love.
Give us grace to pray as you prayed.."I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed."(John 17:4-5)

Action: Pray one "our father.."to the person God reminds to us today.

Amen

To do my Lord's will....

Jesus said to his disciples:
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,'
will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.(Matthew 7:21)
 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.(John4:34)

when Christ came into the world, he said,
“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
    but a body you have prepared for me;
 in burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you have taken no pleasure.
 Then I said, ‘See, God, I have come to do your will, O God’(Hebrews 10:5-7)

It is not in doing good or doing what we feel or doing many things for lord but let us
"Try to learn what pleases the Lord. (Ephesians 5:10)" and pray for His grace to accomplish what Our Lord wishes us to do.

When we start doing as per our discussion, we are relying on our brain and our skill which will inturn lead to a glorification of our self. But as we surrender all our thoughts and prayers are with to Lord's hands, it is the lord who will plan it and make it done. This is led by Spirit of lord and it is like wind, we never know how it will be accomplished..but by the power from above. These will be beyond our car City..but this will humble us as we will realize that we can never do it by our skill..here Lord is glorified and there is no point of being proud or boastful..
But just thanking Lord's mercy ..

For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.(Hebrews 10:36)

Let us pray, Our Father...
Respond:  I delight to do your will, O my God;
    your law is within my heart.” Psalms 40:6-8

Reading
John6:35-40