Wednesday, January 6, 2016

“He who refuses to forgive others breaks down the bridge over which he himself must pass, for everyone has need to be forgiven. The Divine Law is that only those who forgive will be forgiven. It is much easier to forgive the weak who have injured us or those who are beneath us in dignity than it is to forgive the powerful or the better or the nobler whom we have injured. IN this truth is hidden the explanation of why the Divine who came to bring forgiveness to humans was crucified at the moment of greatest forgiveness. Though the Divine forgiveness comes to those who forgive, nevertheless, some say ‘I cannot forgive myself.’ As Cardinal Newman answered: ‘No true penitent forgets or forgives himself; an unforgiving spirit towards himself is the very price of God’s forgiving him.’ Of course, no person can forgive himself. He can only be forgiven by Him whom he has injured.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Walk With God)

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