February 26, 2021

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Father forgive them
for they know not what they do.
Luke 23:34

When Jesus was dying on the cross, He said, “Forgive them, Father.”  When he said this, he gave us an extraordinary example to follow. We must forgive those who are unkind or unfriendly to us. We must keep love rather than resentment in our hearts. We must return good for evil. We must accept one another for the glory of God as Christ accepted us.

This week at Morning Prayer the readings focused on forgiveness, Forgiving is not easy. It is difficult because we think when we forgive someone, we are saying the hurt doesn’t matter. The hurt does matter, and it is real. The forgiveness frees us from resentment and negativity and shows our compassion for someone who is human and is sorry.

Our young people learn more from what we do than from what we say. When we forgive we will be modeling for them the true meaning of life in God’s service, not just for Lent, but also for all the days ahead.