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Matthew 18:21-22 (RSV)

Peter approached Jesus and asked him,
“Lord, if my brother sins against me,
how often must I forgive?
As many as seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.

Forgiveness is such an important aspect of our Christian faith. We must be able to forgive our brothers and sisters in Christ.
The path to becoming a saint will be very difficult for us if we are unable to forgive those who have done wrong by us. Forgiving someone does not mean you need to hang out with that person all the time or become best buddies. It just means that we must release all our bad feelings that we may have towards another and ask God to bless them with His grace and mercy.

This is what forgiveness is according to Wikipedia:

Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, and overcomes negative emotions such as resentment and vengeance. Theorists differ, however, in the extent to which they believe forgiveness also implies replacing the negative emotions with positive attitudes. Forgiveness is different from condoning, excusing, forgetting, pardoning, and reconciliation.

Jesus wants to make sure we understand the importance of forgiveness. He tell us this: “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt. 6:14–15).

So Jesus puts this explanation point on forgiveness by telling us we must forgive others if we want to be forgiven. That makes forgiveness a very important petition from Our Lord in our path to salvation.

So let us take a moment now and think about that person in our life who we need to forgive. Say a short prayer for that person in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.