"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
The Fifth Beatitude means that if we have the mercy to forgive someone who has done us wrong than God would show us the mercy to forgive us as we forgave others. It takes a bigger person to forgive and forget than it does to take a person to apologize.
There was a guy y the name of Jim. Jim was sentence to jail for robbery. Five years after Jim was released from jail, he started a new life and was very happy. He got married and had two kids. One night when him and his family came home they have discovered that they have just been robbed. They reported it to the police and the police made an arrest earlier that night when they saw a suspicious person with a truck load of things. The police ask Jim if he would like to put charges against the guy. Jim thought about it for a long time and decided to not press charges but forgive the man. Jim believed that everyone deserve a second chance and if God forgave him years ago for robbery then he can do the same to others.
Vinh, I agree with your meaning that in order for God to forgive us we must forgive others. Your example is great, Jim was forgiven by God for his crime so he forgave the man who robbed him.
ReplyDeleteSaul, thanks again for responding to my blog. It is great that you have understood my definition of this beatitude and that you have taken some of my opinions with you.
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