Thank you Matthew. This sheds a whole new light on forgiveness for me. I was always beating myself up about not being able to forgive certain people for certain things, fully and completely. It is something I pray for daily on step 4 "Peace" of "The Prayer Process". I now feel better about, what I perceived to be a failure. I would find myself thinking how many times is God going to forgive me for failing at forgiving. Now I know, if I continue to forgive, forgive, forgive, the same person for the same incident, I am forgiving. And it make take 77 times or more, but eventually the wound will heal and I will forgive completely.
After a devastating hurt in my life, I had a lot of family support but the most blessed thing in my life was when God helped me FORGIVE this person. This was the only way I could heal and move forward in my life. I thank God for this help…I found peace and could live again.
Thank you Matthew for this teaching. I was drawn in to your message because I am living that now. I was hurt by my husband over 26 years ago. I felt forgiveness for him and even a wonderful sense of peace that I know came from our Father in heaven. We are married and remain married but I often find myself bitter and angry. I thought that meant that I had not done it right. That I hadn't forgiven. Your message helps me realize that I did do it 'right' but I may have to do it again. I hope that remembering this will help to take the bitter edge off the next time I am prompted to relive that pain. Thank you. Have a blessed day.
This reflection brought me great peace. Thank you, Matthew. Even though I have forgiven the person who has hurt me, there are "triggers" that bring all the pain and anger back in a heartbeat. After listening to you this morning, I realize that these triggers are opportunities for me to forgive again (and again...). So insightful. Thank you!!
Wise words…when we don’t forgive we don’t heal. It is like picking at a scab and wondering why it will not heal. It is not easy but we have to let go and let God have it. Besides we make so many mistakes ourselves and thanks to God that He forgives us!
Thank you for this. I believe I need to keep forgiving the same person over and over. Eventually, boundaries needed to be set so they can't keep hurting me again and again. I try very hard to forgive and ask God to help me. Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation, I think people get those two confused. This message on forgiveness reminds me of your Life is Messy book. I have read it several times and I just wanted to say thanks for writing it and being so vulnerable in the book.
Thank you Matthew, what a profound insight into that gospel passage. There are so many times when I think I’ve forgiven someone and have moved on, but then I will hear a song or see a picture that reminds me of what hurt me in the first place and relive the pain all over again and yes feel bitter, resentful and full of rage again!! I thank God for all of the many ways you have opened my eyes to the beautiful and difficult teachings of Jesus. Thank you 😊😊🙏🙏
I've experienced that feeling of "thinking" I forgave someone but realized later down the road, I needed to forgive again...and again. Thank you for this practical and powerful reflection.
Thank you for this inspiring message, Matthew. It is spot on for me in dealing with my ex. I strive to forgive him every time the hurt comes back up. Thank God, the times and intensities of the hurt's return are diminishing. Thanks to your message, I will no longer feel like a complete forgiveness-failure when they do. I'll feel human and not alone in my struggles, and I will forgive him...again.
I love your wording Forgiveness-failure.. I am human and God will help me to forgive again. I can’t believe it will be a life long thing. Life used to be so simple. The rejection and betrayal I’ve experienced made me realize I am special worker for God. I am not alone …..
This is a very insightful reflection. A person can hurt you once, but you can forgive that person many times over and over. This is a new way of seeing things. Thank you!
Thank you Matthew for reminding me that forgiveness is often not a once and one action. While I haved had to forgive others in my life for their hurtful actions, I have also had to work on forgiving myself for things I have done.
Forgive one more time... Yep, and it is the only path to fullness of joy and salvation. So simple, and yet the most difficult task... Especially as I reflect on the people who have hurt me, and realize the person who has hurt me the most, and is the most difficult to forgive is myself. Blessings and peace to all walking this same path.
It is not an easy task to forgive, or be forgiven. Thank you for affirming, that deep hurts may have to be forgiven many times, again and again. I'm trying, at every thought of hurt, to reaffirm that I forgive. Thank you again, Matthew Kelly, for your insight and guidance!💕
I understand this all to well. I stop and tell myself, Paula you need to heal so let it go. I stop the negative thinking, I say a prayer for that person, sometimes over and over until I feel the tension leave me. And then I go about my day in peace and forget about the bitterness and pain. Our Lord is so understanding and generous to his children. ♥️🙏🏼♥️
Thank you for sharing this. Forgiveness is something I have been struggling with for a while. But when I prayed about - and took the time to listen - I realized my “wound” was so great that I could not heal it myself and that I needed to ask God to help me. And although the process has been slow (in my “human” timeframe) God IS helping me!
Soooo good!!!!! Thank you!!! I am working on this and also being able to forgive myself and accept God's mercy. It's all wrapped up together for me. Thank you for helping me on this issue. I came to that realization just this morning that forgiveness is ongoing. I'm relieved that that concept is real. God bless you!
I think what you actually find hard is separating the person, and also yourself from the offense . I struggle with that too, but remember we do crummy things too that hurt GOD and people, but it's really the devil who instigates all bad things. So see the person as having listened to satan , and remember how you have done wrong junk too, inspired by the dark side. It's satan who hurts us.
Forgiveness is difficult but also freeing. I have a difficulty with forgiving someone but try to pray for them every day but ultimately, I know what I have to do. I don't have to be their best friend but I MUST FORGIVE.
I pray for forgiveness every day, and often ask God to forgive me for my unforgiveness towards my sister. Her betrayal hurts worse than any arthritis pain and can't be cured with medication. Only through the grace of God!
Thank you reminding me I am Not alone in forgiving. My hurt led me to sin of detraction.. I didn’t realize it was sinful to tell the truth about my pain to others. I ruined his reputation. Forgiving myself and him and his girlfriend is tough. Everyday for the rest of my life.
Matthew, thank you for showing that forgiving someone who hurt us once; can be forgiven over and over again, no matter how long ago it was. I tend to renounce that person, offer/unite that hurt to Jesus, and love them (after all, we were taught to love our neighbors and enemies.). Thank you for telling us to keep forgiving. You're right, whatever brings that past hurt to our attention, we need to still forgive, no matter what. Practice Mercy as Jesus does. Thank you. It is truly my pleasure in watching this reflection. Have a great day. God Bless.
This thought really resonated with me. I always assumed the “77 times” meant indefinitely. But my experience, like Matthew’s is that forgiveness for some things works like peeling an onion, layer by layer, for as long as it takes
I struggle to forgive myself for the past. With continued prayer, I know God loves me. I am trying to truly forgive myself, so I can continue to forgive others.
I forgave a childhood abuser, definitely on Divine Strength. Thank You Jesus! I'm so glad I heeded the prompting & worked it out here, instead of in Purgatory ❤🙏
Thank you for sharing this thought! I have always understood the interpretation of the biblical scholars, but have needed to live the wisdom you speak of. Every time my anger/distress/fear surface from the past, I need to stop my thoughts, forgive again, and ask God to help me let go of the anger and distress and fear.
I love this analogy of seven times seventy. It makes more sense than anything I’ve ever heard and will remember this always. Thank you for outlook on this.
That was fantastic Matthew. I never looked at that gospel the way you saw it. In terms of possibly forgiving the same person 77 times if need be. Thank you for these really insightful reflections.
This was perfect. I was hurt my a best friend 3 years ago and it took me a while to fully forgive her, but with the help of Dynamic Catholic. I was able to forgive her and I was able to move onto better friendships.
This is a great perspective and a great reflection. The truth is we can all say "Yeah, I forgive you," but it takes real forgiveness to move away from the thought that they are your enemy.
Matthew, this is something that I struggle with, I tend to ask the Lord's help to forgive that person who has wounded me and even set out on revenge against me...even a supervisor from the past. Lord help me to forgive that person, to love that person. even in complicated situations.
I'm more able to forgive than I was before .This is because of new found peace in my daily walk with Jesus. Also have learned ti distance myself from that person.This is so much harder with family , when you want the relationship to heal . Daily forgiveness is key.
Thanks again for this. It's easy to forgive junk from the past but harder when it's currently going on still. GOD has really been hitting me about this issue lately. And Mr Kelly, you are likely right that we sometimes need to forgive things over and over until those things lose their power over us.
Your reflections come at the most coincidental and perfect time...forgiveness is so hard when the old wound never gets a chance to heal and it keeps reopening...love all the reflections they start my day off beautifully!
This is a powerful lesson. I remember learning about this teaching during school when I was younger. You have brought it into a new light for me. Thank you! Yes, some wounds are deeper, and we must continue to forgive, always.
What an incredible reflection, Matthew. I forgive my Sister every day. It has been twenty-years. I also learned the only way I cannot be hurt by her is to not put myself in a position to be hurt. Have a great day filled with abundant blessings.
Thank you for letting me know I'm not alone. I go round and round with my sister with forgiving and forgetting. I feel I've made progress and BAM there it is again. I keep up the prayers and asking for help and this helps me.
And the most difficult one to forgive is myself. Reliving my sins of the past feeds my guilt. It separates me from the love and forgiveness that Jesus Christ poured out for me on the cross. Accepting his love for me, his mercy, is the key that unlocks the door to forgiving myself.
The teaching of forgiveness is a really difficult one. Years ago, I was airlifted to a hospital caused by a lady who thought she was doing the right thing, but in the end she wasn't and it went horribly wrong. My life changed since then. I'm doing much better now thankfully, but It took a long time to be able to forgive such a careless mistake. A year ago, I saw that lady again, and she was very hurt by what had happened. We talked, laughed and ended off with a hug. I still think about that situation now and still get angry sometimes when things don't go right, but I'm no longer angry at that lady.
Excellent. So true. I think of the people who hurt me , and the results of the wound they inflicted upon me, and I think of how it may have changed my path. God’s plan is always the best plan. --
So right on. What a perfect way to describe it -the wound is so deep it keeps getting reinfected. That is so helpful to understand why I have to keep revisiting this when I think I’ve forgiven
Could you tell us how we are to love ourselves? We are told to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. I'm not sure how we are to love ourselves. Thank you for considering an explanation.
I'm not Matthew, but most people love themselves. They feed their body, bathe, work, and recreate, etc. We also use our brains to make good decisions for ourselves. Translate to others by meeting their needs and respecting them. Sometimes people are so yucky that we love them from afar by praying for their conversion, or by leaving them alone.
Thank you, Matthew. This reflection reminds me of all the failings I have put upon my daughter unintentionally. I do occasionally bring up the situations to her and ask for her forgiveness. I don't ever want to sour our mother-daughter relationship even though I don't always act responsibly. She always forgives me 🙂
This was a very helpful explanation of why I feel over and over again to forgive a family member for the deep hurt of more than seven years ago. But I also try not to put myself in a position for them to hurt me like that again. I try to extend love but maybe not deep enough.
I thought it was interesting that this passage has also referred to it as “70 times 7” or 490. Jesus was referring to the Jubilee year after 49 year, and the captivity of the Israelites in exile was 70 years. Because it is only 10 years away from 500, it also points to a tithe we make towards God as we forgive others their debts.
Thanks for sharing on Forgiveness. Could you please share on "How to Forgive Ourselves?" This is very difficult for me. Even after confession, there are times likes years I cannot forgive myself for a wrong I did to someone else. God Bless!
My daughter in law was like a daughter to me she left my son without a word or reason and no attempt to resolve. My son is so hurt I hurt for him and it is so hard that we can’t close
I’m not a scholar but this verse is pretty easy. We can’t get our doctrine from single verses when others help explain this. Matt 5:22kjv adds in without a cause. Satan wants people to be in bondage over stuff like this. If you go to most satanic bible versions they remove without a cause. Also this scripture is for Israel. What does our apostle Paul say about believers under his gospel given by the Lord. Col 2:13 we have been forgiven all trespasses so were not going to hell anyway for that. Now Times past Israel would have a problem if they didn’t forgive without a cause.
This video was eye opening and mind blowing. I now look at forgiveness as a continual process as opposed to a singular event. I pray that with this understanding that I can become a more forgiving person and that those I have sinned against will forgive "77" times.
Thank you Matthew. This sheds a whole new light on forgiveness for me. I was always beating myself up about not being able to forgive certain people for certain things, fully and completely. It is something I pray for daily on step 4 "Peace" of "The Prayer Process". I now feel better about, what I perceived to be a failure. I would find myself thinking how many times is God going to forgive me for failing at forgiving. Now I know, if I continue to forgive, forgive, forgive, the same person for the same incident, I am forgiving. And it make take 77 times or more, but eventually the wound will heal and I will forgive completely.
After a devastating hurt in my life, I had a lot of family support but the most blessed thing in my life was when God helped me FORGIVE this person. This was the only way I could heal and move forward in my life. I thank God for this help…I found peace and could live again.
Thank you Matthew for this teaching. I was drawn in to your message because I am living that now. I was hurt by my husband over 26 years ago. I felt forgiveness for him and even a wonderful sense of peace that I know came from our Father in heaven. We are married and remain married but I often find myself bitter and angry. I thought that meant that I had not done it right. That I hadn't forgiven. Your message helps me realize that I did do it 'right' but I may have to do it again. I hope that remembering this will help to take the bitter edge off the next time I am prompted to relive that pain. Thank you. Have a blessed day.
Powerful. Thanks for sharing with the community.
This reflection brought me great peace. Thank you, Matthew. Even though I have forgiven the person who has hurt me, there are "triggers" that bring all the pain and anger back in a heartbeat. After listening to you this morning, I realize that these triggers are opportunities for me to forgive again (and again...). So insightful. Thank you!!
Wise words…when we don’t forgive we don’t heal. It is like picking at a scab and wondering why it will not heal.
It is not easy but we have to let go and let God have it. Besides we make so many mistakes ourselves and thanks to God that He forgives us!
Thank you for this. I believe I need to keep forgiving the same person over and over. Eventually, boundaries needed to be set so they can't keep hurting me again and again. I try very hard to forgive and ask God to help me. Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation, I think people get those two confused. This message on forgiveness reminds me of your Life is Messy book. I have read it several times and I just wanted to say thanks for writing it and being so vulnerable in the book.
Thank you Matthew, what a profound insight into that gospel passage. There are so many times when I think I’ve forgiven someone and have moved on, but then I will hear a song or see a picture that reminds me of what hurt me in the first place and relive the pain all over again and yes feel bitter, resentful and full of rage again!! I thank God for all of the many ways you have opened my eyes to the beautiful and difficult teachings of Jesus. Thank you 😊😊🙏🙏
I've experienced that feeling of "thinking" I forgave someone but realized later down the road, I needed to forgive again...and again. Thank you for this practical and powerful reflection.
Thank you for this inspiring message, Matthew. It is spot on for me in dealing with my ex. I strive to forgive him every time the hurt comes back up. Thank God, the times and intensities of the hurt's return are diminishing. Thanks to your message, I will no longer feel like a complete forgiveness-failure when they do. I'll feel human and not alone in my struggles, and I will forgive him...again.
Powerful. Thanks for sharing with the community.
I love your wording
Forgiveness-failure.. I am human and God will help me to forgive again. I can’t believe it will be a life long thing.
Life used to be so simple.
The rejection and betrayal I’ve experienced made me realize I am special worker for God.
I am not alone …..
Very thought provoking because forgiveness is so hard.
This is a very insightful reflection. A person can hurt you once, but you can forgive that person many times over and over. This is a new way of seeing things. Thank you!
Thank you Matthew for reminding me that forgiveness is often not a once and one action. While I haved had to forgive others in my life for their hurtful actions, I have also had to work on forgiving myself for things I have done.
Forgive one more time... Yep, and it is the only path to fullness of joy and salvation. So simple, and yet the most difficult task... Especially as I reflect on the people who have hurt me, and realize the person who has hurt me the most, and is the most difficult to forgive is myself. Blessings and peace to all walking this same path.
It is not an easy task to forgive, or be forgiven. Thank you for affirming, that deep hurts may have to be forgiven many times, again and again. I'm trying, at every thought of hurt, to reaffirm that I forgive. Thank you again, Matthew Kelly, for your insight and guidance!💕
I understand this all to well. I stop and tell myself, Paula you need to heal so let it go. I stop the negative thinking, I say a prayer for that person, sometimes over and over until I feel the tension leave me. And then I go about my day in peace and forget about the bitterness and pain.
Our Lord is so understanding and generous to his children. ♥️🙏🏼♥️
Saying the prayers is good. I do it a lot but need to more often. Thanks for mentioning it.
Thank you for sharing this. Forgiveness is something I have been struggling with for a while. But when I prayed about - and took the time to listen - I realized my “wound” was so great that I could not heal it myself and that I needed to ask God to help me. And although the process has been slow (in my “human” timeframe) God IS helping me!
Powerful. Delighted it served you.
This helps me to understand how I can forgive my enemies but not let them continue to hurt me.
Indeed. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Soooo good!!!!! Thank you!!! I am working on this and also being able to forgive myself and accept God's mercy. It's all wrapped up together for me. Thank you for helping me on this issue. I came to that realization just this morning that forgiveness is ongoing. I'm relieved that that concept is real. God bless you!
Thank you … I find forgiveness hard but so rewarding when I can do it. Thank you Matthew
I think what you actually find hard is separating the person, and also yourself from the offense . I struggle with that too, but remember we do crummy things too that hurt GOD and people, but it's really the devil who instigates all bad things. So see the person as having listened to satan , and remember how you have done wrong junk too, inspired by the dark side. It's satan who hurts us.
Forgiveness is difficult but also freeing. I have a difficulty with forgiving someone but try to pray for them every day but ultimately, I know what I have to do. I don't have to be their best friend but I MUST FORGIVE.
Indeed.
The way you deliver messages is so special. You are truly gifted in what you do. Thank you so much!!!
Thanks so much. I appreciate the encouragement
I pray for forgiveness every day, and often ask God to forgive me for my unforgiveness towards my sister. Her betrayal hurts worse than any arthritis pain and can't be cured with medication. Only through the grace of God!
Thank you reminding me I am Not alone in forgiving. My hurt led me to sin of detraction..
I didn’t realize it was sinful to tell the truth about my pain to others. I ruined his reputation.
Forgiving myself and him and his girlfriend is tough. Everyday for the rest of my life.
Matthew, thank you for showing that forgiving someone who hurt us once; can be forgiven over and over again, no matter how long ago it was. I tend to renounce that person, offer/unite that hurt to Jesus, and love them (after all, we were taught to love our neighbors and enemies.). Thank you for telling us to keep forgiving. You're right, whatever brings that past hurt to our attention, we need to still forgive, no matter what. Practice Mercy as Jesus does. Thank you. It is truly my pleasure in watching this reflection. Have a great day. God Bless.
Thank you Matthew for your blunt honesty and interpretation in today's message. Gave us a lot to think about.
Delighted it served you.
This thought really resonated with me. I always assumed the “77 times” meant indefinitely. But my experience, like Matthew’s is that forgiveness for some things works like peeling an onion, layer by layer, for as long as it takes
Love that.
Thank you for this reflection - still working on this.
I struggle to forgive myself for the past. With continued prayer, I know God loves me. I am trying to truly forgive myself, so I can continue to forgive others.
Thanks for sharing with the community.
I forgave a childhood abuser, definitely on Divine Strength. Thank You Jesus! I'm so glad I heeded the prompting & worked it out here, instead of in Purgatory ❤🙏
I am with you ♥️
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I just have to say I love seeing Matthews children. It starts these lessons with joy
Thanks Sue.
Thank you for this reflection. I am still forgiving and it never ends.
Thank you for this insight and reflection, Matthew. It makes sense now and I will continue to forgive daily.
Amen! So true and real in our world today.
Thank you for sharing this thought! I have always understood the interpretation of the biblical scholars, but have
needed to live the wisdom you speak of. Every time my anger/distress/fear surface from the past, I need to stop my thoughts, forgive again, and ask God to help me let go of the anger and distress and fear.
What a beautiful new insight to forgiveness. Thank you.
Thank you very much Kelly for your words of wisdom and prudent.
Welcome.
Nothing truer ever said, really thank you for articulating this very deep idea!
I love this analogy of seven times seventy. It makes more sense than anything I’ve ever heard and will remember this always. Thank you for outlook on this.
Welcome. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Thank you lord 🙏
Thank you lord for your blessings ✨
That was fantastic Matthew. I never looked at that gospel the way you saw it.
In terms of possibly forgiving the same person 77 times if need be. Thank you for these really insightful reflections.
You are very welcome. Hope you will share it with many.
Powerful reflection!
Thanks Naomi. Hope you will share it with many.
@@MatthewKellyAuthor, all the time!
This was perfect. I was hurt my a best friend 3 years ago and it took me a while to fully forgive her, but with the help of Dynamic Catholic. I was able to forgive her and I was able to move onto better friendships.
This is a great perspective and a great reflection. The truth is we can all say "Yeah, I forgive you," but it takes real forgiveness to move away from the thought that they are your enemy.
Indeed
Thank-you for your profound message and for your generosity in sharing your insights. Your kids are precious and bring a smile to me every day.
You are very welcome. Thanks for all your love and support🙂
A very difficult teaching for me indeed. Great perspective. The joy-filled kids at beginning and end of each teaching bring such a smile to me.
Thanks Barb.
Matthew, this is something that I struggle with, I tend to ask the Lord's help to forgive that person who has wounded me and even set out on revenge against me...even a supervisor from the past. Lord help me to forgive that person, to love that person. even in complicated situations.
Forgiveness has become easier for me as I grow older. What I have learned is that I need forgiveness as well.
I'm more able to forgive than I was before .This is because of new found peace in my daily walk with Jesus. Also have learned ti distance myself from that person.This is so much harder with family , when you want the relationship to heal . Daily forgiveness is key.
Daily forgiveness IS key. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Yes, all those things...Thank you.
Welcome.
Thanks again for this. It's easy to forgive junk from the past but harder when it's currently going on still. GOD has really been hitting me about this issue lately. And Mr Kelly, you are likely right that we sometimes need to forgive things over and over until those things lose their power over us.
Your reflections come at the most coincidental and perfect time...forgiveness is so hard when the old wound never gets a chance to heal and it keeps reopening...love all the reflections they start my day off beautifully!
Thanks Tama. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Awesome 👏👏👏 Thank you Matthew and Beautiful Family ❤️❤️❤️
A great message, Matthew, regarding forgiveness. Thank you!
You are very welcome. Hope you will share it with many.
Great prospective Mr. Kelly!
Thanks Libby.
This is a powerful lesson. I remember learning about this teaching during school when I was younger. You have brought it into a new light for me. Thank you!
Yes, some wounds are deeper, and we must continue to forgive, always.
Delighted this served you Tina!
What an incredible reflection, Matthew. I forgive my Sister every day. It has been twenty-years. I also learned the only way I cannot be hurt by her is to not put myself in a position to be hurt. Have a great day filled with abundant blessings.
I understand 🙏🏻
Thank you for letting me know I'm not alone. I go round and round with my sister with forgiving and forgetting. I feel I've made progress and BAM there it is again. I keep up the prayers and asking for help and this helps me.
Thank you for this insight. I never looked at it this way before.
Welcome.
Great way to understand forgiveness
Delighted it served you.
Amen
This really resonated with me. Thank you
And the most difficult one to forgive is myself. Reliving my sins of the past feeds my guilt. It separates me from the love and forgiveness that Jesus Christ poured out for me on the cross. Accepting his love for me, his mercy, is the key that unlocks the door to forgiving myself.
The teaching of forgiveness is a really difficult one. Years ago, I was airlifted to a hospital caused by a lady who thought she was doing the right thing, but in the end she wasn't and it went horribly wrong. My life changed since then. I'm doing much better now thankfully, but It took a long time to be able to forgive such a careless mistake. A year ago, I saw that lady again, and she was very hurt by what had happened. We talked, laughed and ended off with a hug. I still think about that situation now and still get angry sometimes when things don't go right, but I'm no longer angry at that lady.
Excellent. So true. I think of the people who hurt me , and the results of the wound they inflicted upon me, and I think of how it may have changed my path. God’s plan is always the best plan. --
Indeed
So right on. What a perfect way to describe it -the wound is so deep it keeps getting reinfected. That is so helpful to understand why I have to keep revisiting this when I think I’ve forgiven
Thanks Anne. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Thank you for another helpful message.
Could you tell us how we are to love ourselves? We are told to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. I'm not sure how we are to love ourselves. Thank you for considering an explanation.
I'm not Matthew, but most people love themselves. They feed their body, bathe, work, and recreate, etc. We also use our brains to make good decisions for ourselves. Translate to others by meeting their needs and respecting them. Sometimes people are so yucky that we love them from afar by praying for their conversion, or by leaving them alone.
Perfect and thank you 🙏🏼
It is strange how easy it is to forgive some people and then so very difficult fo forgive other people.
Indeed
Thank you, Matthew. This reflection reminds me of all the failings I have put upon my daughter unintentionally. I do occasionally bring up the situations to her and ask for her forgiveness. I don't ever want to sour our mother-daughter relationship even though I don't always act responsibly. She always forgives me 🙂
Thanks for sharing with the community.
@@MatthewKellyAuthor my pleasure.
This was a very helpful explanation of why I feel over and over again to forgive a family member for the deep hurt of more than seven years ago. But I also try not to put myself in a position for them to hurt me like that again. I try to extend love but maybe not deep enough.
Thanks for sharing with the community.
Wow this exactly happened to me a few years ago and I forgave my friend but every time that I remember what happened I have to forgive him again. 😔
Thanks for sharing with the community.
I thought it was interesting that this passage has also referred to it as “70 times 7” or 490. Jesus was referring to the Jubilee year after 49 year, and the captivity of the Israelites in exile was 70 years. Because it is only 10 years away from 500, it also points to a tithe we make towards God as we forgive others their debts.
How do you get forgiveness from someone?
Thanks for sharing on Forgiveness. Could you please share on "How to Forgive Ourselves?" This is very difficult for me. Even after confession, there are times likes years I cannot forgive myself for a wrong I did to someone else. God Bless!
My daughter in law was like a daughter to me she left my son without a word or reason and no attempt to resolve. My son is so hurt I hurt for him and it is so hard that we can’t close
I’m not a scholar but this verse is pretty easy. We can’t get our doctrine from single verses when others help explain this. Matt 5:22kjv adds in without a cause. Satan wants people to be in bondage over stuff like this. If you go to most satanic bible versions they remove without a cause. Also this scripture is for Israel. What does our apostle Paul say about believers under his gospel given by the Lord. Col 2:13 we have been forgiven all trespasses so were not going to hell anyway for that. Now Times past Israel would have a problem if they didn’t forgive without a cause.
Uh, the verse is not 77 times, but seven times seventy times. We are the church of the 490th chance.
Even more powerful, isn't it?
Pssst, it's 70 x 7 times, not 77!
Read the foot notes
This video was eye opening and mind blowing. I now look at forgiveness as a continual process as opposed to a singular event. I pray that with this understanding that I can become a more forgiving person and that those I have sinned against will forgive "77" times.
This really resonated with me. Thank you.
Thanks Lizette. Delighted the message is resonating with you.