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Speak Ill

21 Monday Dec 2015

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Calumnies
Today’s Reading: Mark 7:21-23 Version=CEV
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Calumnies! Calumnies!
We think that what we say about other people do not cause any harm. However, sometimes we speak falsehoods. There are very few people who do not cultivate the art of speaking false things. We remember small details here and there, but these do not represent the whole truth, and we end up speaking ill to the point of slandering our neighbor.

Someone once said that what comes out of man defiles man and listed a number of impurities: adultery, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, and slander. Slander ranks among the worst crimes, as it kills and destroys the credibility and the character of an individual.

I once read a short story in which a child said to another to stop speaking bad things about his own brother. The young one that acted that way replied: “What is this all about, badmouthing never hurt anyone!” To which the first child replied: “Yes it does hurt!” “Malicious words enter and settle in the stomach, where they become ulcers!”

Let your speech always be with grace is our recommendation, remove falsehood and ask God to fill your heart of love, so that you only use mercy when you speak of others.

Ildefonso Torres

The Forgiveness

04 Friday Sep 2015

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Today’s reading: Colossians 3:13
We have often witnessed countless acts of forgiveness, and are truly breathtaking. But one thing is forgiving in public and another thing to do it in private. It can be very difficult to forgive someone privately, deep in our hearts. It is very difficult to forgive when someone we love betrays us or insult us. We all go through similar experiences and we need to make a choice: Will we cling to the pain in our hearts or will we forgive the one who has offended us, restoring our communion with him?

The Christian has no alternative. No matter what kind of offense we have received, we cannot grow our bitterness. We must forgive like Jesus, because of his love, he forgave us. The apostle Paul clearly says: “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

God is our example of love and forgiveness, and His Spirit ruling in our hearts we will be able to forgive. This should be our prayer: “Lord Jesus, we understand and appreciate the depth of your love, which accepts us and forgives us, Amen.”