{"id":19288,"date":"2018-09-26T01:01:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T06:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=19288"},"modified":"2018-09-22T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T15:48:32","slug":"sin-wrath-keeps-us-building-better-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2018\/09\/26\/sin-wrath-keeps-us-building-better-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sin of Wrath Keeps us from Building a Better World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The remedy for fighting anger is forgiveness<\/span><\/h2>\n

Undoubtedly, to love the enemy was a revolutionary and contradictory commandment from the human point of view.<\/span> Loving the enemy was a great legacy left by Jesus.<\/span> This commandment contradicts human logic.<\/span> In his time, it was a scandal, maybe even today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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History itself testifies that violence only breeds violence.<\/span> The result of hatred is always destruction.<\/span> Where love makes its home, peace reigns and everything changes.<\/span> It is not by chance that Jesus revolutionized humanity with the commandment: “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you;<\/span> that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and the rain to come down upon the just and the unjust.<\/span> (Mt 5:44).<\/span><\/p>\n

He also said: “If you love only those who love you, what reward will you have?<\/span> Do not the publicans do the same?<\/span> If you only greet your brothers, what are you doing extraordinary?<\/span> Do not the heathen also do this? “(Mt 5,46-47).<\/span> Here’s the big difference from Christians , they love even their enemies.<\/span> This love that has the ability to change the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lesson of forgiveness is the only way to implant the kingdom of brother who live the love.<\/span> Without the experience in love, the only thing to be implanted is war, division and destruction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pardon<\/span><\/h3>\n

As we have seen, the remedy for fighting anger is forgiveness, and for forgiveness there is no limit.<\/span> Let us remember when Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how often will I forgive my brother who sins against me?<\/span> Up to seven?<\/span> Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto you, even unto seven, but unto seventy times seven (Mt 18: 21-22).<\/span> Seven is the number of the sacraments of the Church, seven is also interpreted as number of perfection.<\/span> Here, in this context, it means that one must always forgive.<\/span> Forgive without measure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Felipe Aquino teaches us that “forgiveness is the most beautiful face of charity.<\/span> Let vengeance be on account of the righteousness of God;<\/span> we do not want to do it with our own hands, because they will be stained.<\/span> God will fulfill all righteousness. “<\/span> St. Paul taught this to the Christians of Rome: “Bless those who persecute you, bless them and do not curse them….<\/span> Pay no evil to anyone with evil.<\/span> Do not avenge one another, dear ones, but let the wrath of God work, for it is written: Vengeance mine;<\/span> it is mine to do righteousness, saith the Lord (Deut. 32:35). “(Rom 12: 14-19).<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the winning force of love and nonviolence. T<\/span>herefore, my brethren , let us heal ourselves from the disease of wrath, so that we may live in peace and build a better world where war will no longer be part of our lives.<\/span> Anger always causes us injury.<\/span> St. Francis de Sales once said: “I never let myself be led by anger without soon having repented”;<\/span> therefore, brothers, let us live forgiveness, let us live the love.<\/span><\/p>\n

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