Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. - Luke 23:34
Every Lent season, Catholics are called to mind about how Jesus died on the cross for mankind. He did nothing wrong and yet he was prosecuted. How useful this is for me when I live my everyday life here on Earth. I believe you, my friends, have experienced times when you have been wrongly accused of something that you have never done. You feel hurt, betrayed and wanted revenge. The anger grows, and in the end, who is the one who suffer more? Yes, YOU! While the one who accused you will go away happily knowing that he or she was right to accuse you.
I'm writing this because of something that happened to me today. I was driving on the extreme right lane on the expressway at 90km/h(the speed limit on most of our expressways) and was overtaken by a Benz. What astonished me was, when he went passed me, he actually wind down his window and showed me his middle finger. For what?!- I was thinking. I told myself to cool down and the bible phrase-"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." came to mind. I was telling myself, be faithful, don't lose your faith by losing your cool and thinking of revenge. Remember marcus, Jesus did nothing wrong and yet he was crucified. He didn't blame anyone, did he?! So who am I to blame that Benz driver?! In fact, I was saddened by the driver's action rather than being angry with him. I wanted to cry, wanted to cry for mankind, wanted to ask "what has gone wrong with human being?"
Never should we calculate a person's success by the amount of wealth he has, the amount of education he has received. It's the spirit and moral in a person that should set the benchmark for a person's success. I'm glad that having attended the Stations of the Cross, I'm able to use what I was called to reflect on, to proper use in my daily lives. FYI, Stations of the Cross only comes around during Lent. It happens every Friday until we celebrate Easter Sunday.
The next time someone accuses you of something that you didn't do, remember to pray-"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
YNWA @ 10:34 PM
