Anger today is like a volcano ready to explode. Anger is exploding everywhere. It seems as if we aren t able to deal with situations that hurt us except by becoming angry and trying to get even. The anger in just one heart, affects the holiness of the whole Church. Every person in the Church suffers when even one person won t forgive.
Forgiveness is about something bigger.
It is about letting the holiness, and the mercy and the love of God become so strong in your heart that you are able to take the big leap of being compassionate instead of burning up in anger, of looking for justice and charity instead of vengeance and spite. Forgiveness is about praying for the person who makes you angry. Often getting angry doesn t help a situation at all and many times it makes things worse. Looking at the bigger picture and working to achieve the bigger picture works better. For example, getting angry about what a friend has said to you can really make you enemies.