Called to be Ambassadors of Divine Mercy-HOMILY FOR THE 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
Called to be Ambassadors of Divine Mercy-HOMILY FOR THE 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Sirach 27:30-28:7; Ps. 103; Rom.14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35 Called to be Ambassadors of Divine Mercy In the first reading, we read: _Forgive your neighbour the wrong he has done and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray_ . In the gospel reading, we read: _so also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive from your heart_ . On the literally level, both quotations give the impression that if a man does not forgive his neigbhour, God will not forgive him/her either. In as much as the intention is to urge man to imbibe the Christian attitude of forgiveness, it cannot be the case that the forgiveness of God rests on the forgiveness of man. That would mean that man’s perfection is the motivation for God’s goodness. Divine action is dependent on nothing else but on God himself. Therefore, the dispersion of the Grace of God cannot rest on the perfection of man; if i...