A Spanish legend tells of a father and his son, Juan, whose strained relationship reached a breaking point. Juan ran away from home. The father after traveling around Spain in search of his rebellious son, put an ad in the Madrid newspaper that read, Dear Juan, meet me in front of the Church of San Manuel y San Benito tomorrow at noon. All is forgiven. I love you. The next morning 900 Juans gathered at the church, all seeking forgiveness. Just as Juan is a common name in Spain so is the desire for forgiveness the world over.
All of us have done something that has offended someone. When we are wrong let’s admit it and ask for forgiveness. If we wish to be forgiven we must first forgive those who have offended us, hurt us, angered us, grieved us. With God’s help we can forgive.
All of us have done something that has offended someone. When we are wrong let’s admit it and ask for forgiveness. If we wish to be forgiven we must first forgive those who have offended us, hurt us, angered us, grieved us. With God’s help we can forgive.