Friday, March 27, 2015
A Forgiveness Reflection from Mark Petersen
It is often easy for
us to be like the Pharisee Simon and to get lost looking at the past sin of
others rather than showing the “great love” of the woman. By looking at the past sin of others, we miss
the opportunity to show our “great love” for what Christ has done for us. We seem to think no one else can be
transformed as we have been by this “gift” which even forgives our present and
future sins.
How can we show this
“great love?” Although we cannot
physically wash Christ’s feet with our tears and kisses, wipe them off with our
hair and then pour fine perfume on them, we can show our “great love” as the
woman did by sharing our blessings in the service of others. We can visit the sick,
the imprisoned and the shut-ins. We can feed the hungry. It can be as simple as
a kind word. We know that Jesus tells us, if it is done “unto one of the least
of these . . . it is done unto Me.”
There are those
special moments when you see Christ’s face in those you serve. Last year I dropped off a box of apples at a
pantry operated by Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. As I carried the box down the stairs, a
family with two young children came up the stairs. I handed each boy an apple and received huge
smiles from both of them. Christ shone through their smiles.
Christ, You have done so much for me which I can never
repay. I can only show my love for You
by serving others and finding You in their faces. Amen.
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