Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
(Mt 6:7-15)
The prayer that Jesus gave us is full of lessons for us all. Not only do we ask for daily bread, we also ask for forgiveness, just as we forgive. And of course, that’s the kicker! To be forgiven, we must also forgive. As Jesus will point out to us: the measure with which you measure, will in turn be measured out to you. And so Lent calls us to be generous . . . generous in forgiving, generous in giving, generous in love.
