When we have done something to upset others, to offend or hurt them, often unwittingly perhaps, when they accept our apologies it is such a satisfaction, something to give us peace and to make the day better.
And how much more the joy we have, Lord, when we receive your forgiveness.
What an uplifting of the heart there is! What a weight off our spirits!
Lord, this Lent we rejoice because you reveal to us through your great Passion and Death, the wonder of your forgiveness and the depths of your love.
Amen
(Source:‘From Fasting to Feasting – A Journey through Lent to Eastertide’ publication © The Prayer Trust.)